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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bowers Beach (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bowers Beach. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Bowers Beach ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Bowers Beach: Bowers Bch.
  • While the name of this community is Bowers Beach, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bowers Beach may originally have been Bower's Beach.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bowers Beach might be written as Bower Beach.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bowers Beach is located in Kent County.

To see how the shape of Delaware's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kent County: New Castle, Sussex, Caroline (MD), Kent (MD), Queen Anne's (MD), Cape May (NJ), Cumberland (NJ) & Salem (NJ).

Below are the counties that are near Bowers Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bowers Beach:

  • Kent County     (The home county of Bowers Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Beach, with the one closest to Bowers Beach listed first.
    • Bowers
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
      • Bowers is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
    • Magnolia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <3>
    • Frederica
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alexanders Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexanders Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Village
      • Alexanders Village is located in Kent County
    • London Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Village
      • London Village is located in Kent County
    • Riverview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Kent County
    • Little Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
      • Little Creek is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Creek <3>
    • Highland Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Acres
      • Highland Acres is located in Kent County
    • Rodric Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodric Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodric Village
      • Rodric Village is located in Kent County
    • Star Hill Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill Village
      • Star Hill Village is located in Kent County
    • Camden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kent Acres
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Acres
      • Kent Acres is located in Kent County
    • Rodney Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodney Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney Village
      • Rodney Village is located in Kent County
  • New Castle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Beach, with the one closest to Bowers Beach listed first.
    • Deakyneville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deakyneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
      • Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
    • Blackbird
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackbird have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
      • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
    • Townsend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Vandyke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
      • Vandyke is located in New Castle County
    • Odessa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sussex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Beach, with the one closest to Bowers Beach listed first.
    • Slaughter Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Argo Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
      • Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
    • Lincoln Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
      • Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
    • Lincoln
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Anderson Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
      • Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Jefferson Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
      • Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
    • Ellendale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
      • Ellendale is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <3>
    • Waples
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waples have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waples
      • Waples is located in Sussex County
    • East Side Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Side Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Village
      • East Side Village is located in Sussex County
    • Milton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
    • Greenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Harbeson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbeson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbeson
      • Harbeson is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbeson <3>
    • Lewes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewes
      • Lewes is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewes <3>
  • Caroline County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Beach, with the one closest to Bowers Beach listed first.
    • Marydel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
      • Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Henderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <3>
    • Whiteleysburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
      • Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Goldsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Templeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
      • Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Greensboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hollingsworth Circle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
      • Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
      • Hollingsworth Crossroads
    • Maple Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
      • Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Hickman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
      • Hickman is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Oil City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Bridgetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
      • Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
    • Denton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <3>
    • Ridgely
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
      • Ridgely is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Kent County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Beach, with the one closest to Bowers Beach listed first.
    • Millington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Massey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
      • Massey is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massey <3>
    • Sassafras
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
      • Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
  • Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Beach, with the one closest to Bowers Beach listed first.
    • Barclay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
      • Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Ingleside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
      • Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • Sudlersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudlersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudlersville
      • Sudlersville is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sudlersville <3>
    • Roberts
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • Roe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
      • Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • Crumpton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Price
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • Ruthsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruthsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
      • Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
  • Cape May County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Beach, with the one closest to Bowers Beach listed first.
    • North Cape May
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cape May have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cape May
      • North Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
    • Villas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
      • Villas is located in Cape May County (NJ)
    • Norburys Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norburys Landing
      • Norburys Landing is located in Cape May County (NJ)
    • Green Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
      • Green Creek is located in Cape May County (NJ)
    • Cape May
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape May
      • Cape May is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,404 people
    • Erma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erma
      • Erma is located in Cape May County (NJ)
    • Rio Grande
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
      • Rio Grande is located in Cape May County (NJ)
      • Former name for Rio Grande:
      • Crandol Town
      • Rio Grande has also been known as:
      • Hildreth
      • Leamings
    • Eldora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
      • Eldora is located in Cape May County (NJ)
    • Goshen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Cape May County (NJ)
    • Diamond Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Beach
      • Diamond Beach is located in Cape May County (NJ)
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Beach, with the one closest to Bowers Beach listed first.
    • Cedarville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Turkey Point Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
      • Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Bay Side
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Side have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Greenwich
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
      • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Port Norris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Norris
      • Port Norris is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Othello
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
      • Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Fairton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
      • Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Haleyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
      • Haleyville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Bridgeton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
    • Roadstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
      • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Delmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
      • Delmont is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Mauricetown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauricetown
      • Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Dorchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • Canton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bowers Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Bowers Beach.

Newspapers Published in Bowers Beach ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowers Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bowers Beach, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bowers Beach.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bowers Beach:

Cemeteries Near Bowers Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowers Beach.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bowers Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bowers Beach, with the one closest to Bowers Beach listed first.

  • Barratts Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • John Wesley Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Thistlewood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thistlewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thistlewood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104421 <5>
  • Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Milford Community Cemetery (New)
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Levi Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Neck Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Jerusalem Baptist Cemetery
  • Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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    • Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Whatcoat Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whatcoat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whatcoat Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Bowers Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bowers Beach.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bowers Beach, with the one closest to Bowers Beach listed first.

  • Bowers
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
    • Bowers is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Thompsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
    • Thompsonville is located in Kent County
  • Magnolia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <3>
  • Frederica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lebanon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Kent County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Kent County
  • Rising Sun
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rising Sun is located in Kent County
  • Little Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
    • Little Creek is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Creek <3>
  • Camden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Canterbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
    • Canterbury is located in Kent County
  • Dover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wyoming
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Woodside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Viola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Felton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bowers Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bowers Beach.

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

The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bowers Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowers Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0598, Longitude: -75.4013       In this case, the coordinates for Bowers Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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 Bowers Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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