Welcome to Bowie Junction ...

So far, we found very little information about Bowie Junction. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bowie Junction to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bowie Junction, please Contact Us.

Bowie Junction would have been located within present day Cochise County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Bowie Junction: Bowie Jct. (or less commonly used: Bowie Jctn.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bowie Junction is 4,040 feet [1,231 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Bowie Junction is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Bowie Junction was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bowie Junction (for example, toward Lordsburg (NM)), you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

The Area Code where Bowie Junction was located: 520

Communities near Bowie Junction ...

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

• Willcox
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willcox
  • Willcox is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willcox <4>
• Bowie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
• Dos Cabezas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dos Cabezas
  • Dos Cabezas is located in Cochise County
• Camp Bowie ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Bowie
  • Camp Bowie is located in Cochise County
• Fort Bowie ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bowie
  • Fort Bowie is located in Cochise County
• Whitlock Cienega ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitlock Cienega. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock Cienega
  • Whitlock Cienega is located in Graham County
• Artesia
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
  • Artesia is located in Graham County
• Cochise
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochise
  • Cochise is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochise <4>
• San Simon
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Simon
  • San Simon is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Simon <4>
• Fort Grant
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Grant
  • Fort Grant is located in Graham 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 Bowie Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bowie Junction.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/