Welcome to Bovina ...

Bovina is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bovina, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Bovina is 5,340 feet [1,628 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bovina is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bovina lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Bovina: (719)

In the past, Bovina was named Bo Vina.

Communities Also Named Bovina ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bovina - they are located in Mississippi, New York and Texas.

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

Communities near Bovina ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Bovina.

• Limon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limon
  • Limon is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limon <4>
• Hugo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Hugo is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <4>
• Flagler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagler
  • Flagler is located in Kit Carson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flagler <4>
• Arriba
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriba
  • Arriba is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arriba <4>
• Genoa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <4>
• Thurman ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
  • Thurman is located in Washington County
• Boyero
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyero
  • Boyero is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyero <4>
• Seibert
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seibert
  • Seibert is located in Kit Carson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seibert <4>

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 Bovina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bovina.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bovina ...

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

Adding Bovina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bovina 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 Bovina was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bovina in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Bovina post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bovina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/