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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <3>
• Ankeny
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
  • Ankeny is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <3>
• West Des Moines
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
  • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <3>
• Urbandale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
  • Urbandale is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <3>
• Waukee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukee
  • Waukee is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukee <3>
• Johnston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
  • Johnston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <3>
• Altoona
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <3>
• Clive
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
  • Clive is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <3>
• Indianola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <3>
• Grimes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
  • Grimes is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimes <3>

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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/