Welcome to Bowerman ...
So far, we found very little information about Bowerman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bowerman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bowerman, please Contact Us.
Bowerman would have been located within present day Gunnison County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Bowerman, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowerman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Time Zone: The area where Bowerman was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Bowerman still existed, it would have been in the (970) area code.
The community of Bowerman has also been called Camp Bowerman. and Nugget City. For more information about the names of Bowerman, see The Names of Bowerman on our Genealogy Page.
Communities near Bowerman ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bowerman.
- Pitkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitkin
- Pitkin is located in Gunnison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitkin <4>
- Ohio City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City
- Ohio City is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio City <4>
- Whitepine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine
- Whitepine is located in Gunnison County
- Whitepine has also been known as:
- White Pine
- Sargents
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargents have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Sargents is located in Saguache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargents <4>
- Monarch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Monarch is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monarch <4>
- Hancock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Chaffee County
- Parlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parlin
- Parlin is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parlin <4>
- Iron City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Chaffee 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 Bowerman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bowerman.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bowerman. 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 Bowerman.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowerman. See our Newspapers Page for Bowerman.
Adding Bowerman to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Bowerman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bowerman post office opened in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowerman.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gunnison County: www.co.gunnison.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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 Bowerman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Gunnison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |