Welcome to Bowman Creek ...

Bowman Creek is located in Wyoming County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowman Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Bowman Creek: Bowman Crk. (or less commonly used: Bowman Ck. or Bowman Cr.)

Bowman Creek is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bowman Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Bowman Creek: (570)

Communities near Bowman Creek ...

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

• Scranton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Wilkes-Barre
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Kingston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Nanticoke
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Old Forge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
• Pittston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Taylor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Moosic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
  • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
• Plymouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Exeter
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <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 Bowman Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bowman Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowman Creek ...

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

Adding Bowman Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowman Creek 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 Bowman Creek was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowman Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/