Welcome to Bowie ...

Bowie is located in East Carroll Parish<1>.

The location of Bowie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Bowie is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bowie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Bowie: (318)

Communities Also Named Bowie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Bowie: This one is located in East Carroll Parish and the other is located in Lafourche Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 7 communities that are also named Bowie - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bowie.

Communities near Bowie ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bowie.

• Lake Providence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Providence
  • Lake Providence is located in East Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Providence <4>
• Oak Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
• Epps
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epps have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
  • Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <4>
• Mayersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
  • Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
• Kilbourne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
  • Kilbourne is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilbourne <4>
• Forest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <4>
• Pioneer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Pioneer is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <4>
• Transylvania
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Transylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transylvania
  • Transylvania is located in East Carroll Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Transylvania <4>
• Darnell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
  • Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
• Fiske
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
  • Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bowie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bowie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bowie. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bowie.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowie. See our Newspapers Page for Bowie.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowie ...

Looking for more information about Bowie? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bowie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bowie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bowie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/