Do you know of Bovina ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Bovina. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Bovina.<1>

Our sources for Bovina (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Bovina other than they indicate that Bovina would be found somewhere in Tama County, Iowa.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1868 and closed  in 1873.

Communities Also Named Bovina ...

We found four communities that share the name Bovina.

Within Iowa, the name Bovina is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Colorado
    • Lincoln County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Bovina [Lincoln County].
  • Mississippi
    • Warren County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Bovina [Warren County].
  • New York
    • Delaware County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Bovina [Delaware County].
  • Texas
    • Parmer County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Bovina [Parmer County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Bovina ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Bovina:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

More Orphans in  Tama County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Tama County.