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Welcome to Bowsher ...

Bowsher is located in Polk County<1>.

Bowsher is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bowsher lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bowsher: 515

Communities near Bowsher ...

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

  • Des Moines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ankeny
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • West Des Moines
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Urbandale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Waukee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Johnston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Altoona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Clive
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Indianola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Grimes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowsher ...

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

Adding Bowsher to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowsher 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 Bowsher was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowsher.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bowsher - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.