Welcome to Bowers ...

Bowers is located in Montgomery County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Bowers, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Bowers is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bowers lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Bowers (for example, toward Danville (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Bowers lies within the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Bowers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Bowers - they are located in Delaware, Georgia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2), Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bowers.

Communities near Bowers ...

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

• Lafayette
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
• Crawfordsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
  • Crawfordsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <4>
• Lebanon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Frankfort
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Shadeland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadeland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
  • Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
• Dayton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Tippecanoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Thorntown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntown
  • Thorntown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorntown <4>
• Rossville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <4>
• Mulberry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <4>
• Ladoga
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
  • Ladoga is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladoga <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 Bowers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bowers.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowers ...

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

Adding Bowers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bowers post office opened in 1876.

We also found Bowers in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov