Welcome to Bowers Mill ...

Bowers Mill is primarily located in Lawrence County<1>. A portion of Bowers Mill extends into Jasper County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowers Mill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Bowers Mill: Bowers Ml. (or less commonly used: Bowers Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bowers Mill for more information about variations on the name of Bowers Mill.

Bowers Mill is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bowers Mill is located in the (417) area code.

Communities near Bowers Mill ...

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

• Carthage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Monett
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
  • Monett is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monett <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Granby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
  • Granby is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <4>
• Sarcoxie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarcoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcoxie
  • Sarcoxie is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarcoxie <4>
• Pierce City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce City
  • Pierce City is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce City <4>
• Jasper
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Diamond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Diamond is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
  • Former names for Diamond:
  • Diamond Grove
  • Diamond Mill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <4>
• Lockwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
  • Lockwood is located in Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
• Golden City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
  • Golden City is located in Barton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden City <4>

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 Bowers Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bowers Mill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bowers Mill. 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 Bowers Mill.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowers Mill ...

Looking for more information about Bowers Mill? 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 Bowers Mill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bowers Mill.

Adding Bowers Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowers Mill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bowers Mill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bowers Mill on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Missouri (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowers Mill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/