Welcome to Bowmont ...

Bowmont is located in Canyon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowmont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Bowmont is 2,650 feet [808 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bowmont is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bowmont lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Bowmont: (208) & (986)<3>

Communities near Bowmont ...

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

• Meridian
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Meridian is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <4>
• Nampa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
  • Nampa is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <4>
• Caldwell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <4>
• Eagle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
  • Eagle is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <4>
• Kuna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuna
  • Kuna is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuna <4>
• Garden City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
• Star
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Star is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <4>
• Middleton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Middleton is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleton <4>
• Marsing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsing
  • Marsing is located in Owyhee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marsing <4>
• Melba
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melba have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
  • Melba is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melba <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowmont ...

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

Adding Bowmont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowmont 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 Bowmont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bowmont post office opened in 1911.

We also found Bowmont mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowmont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Canyon County: www.canyoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/