Welcome to Bowyer ...

Bowyer is located in Orangeburg County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowyer, 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.

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

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

Bowyer lies within the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Bowyer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bowyer - they are located in Illinois and Ohio.

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

Communities near Bowyer ...

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

• Saint George
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <4>
• Ridgeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Ridgeville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeville <4>
• Santee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
  • Santee is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santee <4>
• Bowman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
  • Bowman is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <4>
• Harleyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harleyville
  • Harleyville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harleyville <4>
• Elloree
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elloree
  • Elloree is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elloree <4>
• Eutawville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutawville
  • Eutawville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eutawville <4>
• Reevesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
  • Reevesville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reevesville <4>
• Vance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
  • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <4>
• Wells
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in Orangeburg County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowyer ...

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

Adding Bowyer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowyer 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 Bowyer was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowyer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/