Welcome to Bovee ...

Bovee is located in Charles Mix County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Bovee: boh-VEE<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bovee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Bovee is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Bovee is located in the (605) area code.

Communities Also Named Bovee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bovee - they are located in Michigan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bovee ...

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

• Platte
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
  • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <5>
• Lake Andes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Andes
  • Lake Andes is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Andes <5>
• Corsica
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corsica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
  • Corsica is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corsica <5>
• Bonesteel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonesteel
  • Bonesteel is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonesteel <5>
• Geddes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geddes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
  • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <5>
• East Gregory
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gregory
  • East Gregory is located in Gregory County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
• Joubert
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
  • Joubert is located in Douglas County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
• New Holland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <5>
• Harrison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <5>
• Aurora Center
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Center
  • Aurora Center is located in Aurora 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 Bovee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bovee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bovee ...

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

Adding Bovee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bovee 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 Bovee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bovee post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bovee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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