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Welcome to Bowerbank ...

Bowerbank is located in Kern County<1>.

Bowerbank is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bowerbank lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Bowerbank ...

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

Communities near Bowerbank ...

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

  • Wasco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Shafter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Taft
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Tupman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crome
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crome
    • Crome is located in Kern County
  • Dustin Acres
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin Acres
    • Dustin Acres is located in Kern County
  • McKittrick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Spicer City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicer City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer City
    • Spicer City is located in Kern County
  • Valley Acres
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Acres
    • Valley Acres is located in Kern County
  • Derby Acres
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Acres
    • Derby Acres is located in Kern 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 Bowerbank. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bowerbank.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowerbank ...

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

Adding Bowerbank to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowerbank 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 Bowerbank was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowerbank.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kern, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bowerbank - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.