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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bowers had a population of 102 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bowers, with the one closest to Bowers listed first.

  • Darlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
    • Darlington is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Colfax
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Thorntown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Clarks Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kirkpatrick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkpatrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
    • Kirkpatrick is located in Montgomery County
  • Garfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shannondale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
    • Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
  • Fickle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Smartsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stockwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hazelrigg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hazelrigg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
    • Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hazelrigg
    • From Bowers to Hazelrigg
  • Manson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Linden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <3>
  • Cherry Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Crawfordsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Linnsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linnsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnsburg
    • Linnsburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Jefferson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Jefferson is located in Clinton County
  • Romney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Advance
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Max
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Max have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
    • Max is located in Boone County
  • New Ross
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ross
    • New Ross is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ross <3>
  • Mulberry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • New Richmond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
    • New Richmond is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richmond <3>
  • Whitesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
    • Whitesville is located in Montgomery County
  • Frankfort
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • South Raub
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Raub have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Raub
    • South Raub is located in Tippecanoe County

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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bowers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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