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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

Fort Bowie itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Bowie, with the one closest to Fort Bowie listed first.

  • Dos Cabezas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Olga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
    • Olga is located in Cochise County
  • San Simon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Luzena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luzena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzena
    • Luzena is located in Cochise County
  • Willcox
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Steins ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fort Bowie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
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