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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bowman (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bowman. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bowman is located in Chicot County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chicot County: Ashley, Desha, Drew, East Carroll (LA), West Carroll (LA), Issaquena (MS) & Washington (MS).

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Bowman. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bowman:

  • Chicot County     (The home county of Bowman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
    • Lake Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Chicot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Village <2>
    • Dermott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eudora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Ashley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
    • Montrose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Ashley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
    • Portland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
      • Parkdale is located in Ashley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkdale <2>
  • Desha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
    • Arkansas City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
      • Arkansas City is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • McGehee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • McArthur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
      • McArthur is located in Desha County
    • Reed
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Reed is located in Desha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Rohwer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Kelso
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Kelso is located in Desha County
    • Napoleon ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napoleon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Desha County
    • Pickens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
      • Pickens is located in Desha County
    • Watson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Drew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
    • Jerome
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Collins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Drew County
    • Tillar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
      • Tillar is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Selma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Drew County
    • Winchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Monticello
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bolivar County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
    • Lamont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
      • Lamont is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Eutaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eutaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
      • Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Scott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Benoit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benoit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
      • Benoit is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benoit <2>
    • Grapeland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grapeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
      • Grapeland is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Longshot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
      • Longshot is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Choctaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Beulah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Bolivar County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Christmas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
      • Christmas is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Washington County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
    • Greenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Washington County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
    • Metcalfe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalfe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
      • Metcalfe is located in Washington County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
    • Stoneville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
      • Stoneville is located in Washington County (MS)
    • James
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
      • James is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Leland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Washington County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <2>
    • Wilmot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Helm
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
      • Helm is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Arcola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Arcola is located in Washington County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Byrne City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrne City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
      • Byrne City is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Forrest City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
      • Forrest City is located in Washington County (MS)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bowman, see our County-by-County Page for Bowman.

Newspapers Published in Bowman ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bowman, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bowman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bowman:

Cemeteries Near Bowman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowman.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bowman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.

  • Pleasant Green Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Green Cemetery
  • Old Grange Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Grange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Grange Cemetery
  • Yellow Bayou Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yellow Bayou Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellow Bayou Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
  • Bowie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowie Cemetery
  • Tolliver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolliver Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
  • Bayou Macon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayou Macon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayou Macon Cemetery
  • Greenland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenland Cemetery
  • Davies Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davies Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davies Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (169 more) ...
    • Silver Mound Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Mound Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Bowman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bowman.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.

  • Halley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halley
    • Halley is located in Desha County
  • Lake Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Lake Village is located in Chicot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Village <2>
  • Hudspeth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudspeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudspeth
    • Hudspeth is located in Chicot County
  • Dermott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Arkansas City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
    • Arkansas City is located in Desha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Baxter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Drew County
  • Sunnyside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Chicot County
  • McGehee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Refuge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Refuge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
    • Refuge is located in Washington County (MS)
  • Lamont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Lamont is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Mound Landing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
    • Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
  • Greenville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Swiftwater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiftwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
      • Swiftwater is located in Washington County (MS)
    • Scott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Bolivar County (MS)
    • Eutaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eutaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
      • Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bowman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bowman.

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bowman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4540, Longitude: -91.3032       In this case, the coordinates for Bowman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bowman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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