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Welcome to Bowersville ...

The town of Bowersville is located in Hart County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowersville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1829.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bowersville has a population of 491 people<2> (see below for details).

Bowersville is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bowersville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bowersville: 706 & 762<4>

The ZIP code for Bowersville: 30516<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bowersville had an population of 491 people. This is an increase of 5.59% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bowersville had a population of 465 people. This makes Bowersville the county's 2nd most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bowersville.

Communities Also Named Bowersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bowersville - they are located in Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Websites for Bowersville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hart-chamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bowersville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Bowersville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowersville ...

Looking for more information about Bowersville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bowersville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bowersville.

Adding Bowersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowersville 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 (so far) for Bowersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bowersville post office opened in 1829.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowersville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Hart, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bowersville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bowersville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Bowersville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Bowersville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Bowersville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bowersville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/