Welcome to Big Bow ...
Big Bow is located in Stanton County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Bow, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.
Big Bow is 3,170 feet [966 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Big Bow is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Big Bow lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Big Bow (for example, toward Vilas (CO)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The telephone area code for Big Bow: (620)
Communities near Big Bow ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Bow.
- Ulysses
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Ulysses is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulysses <3>
- Johnson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Johnson is located in Stanton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <3>
- Manter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manter
- Manter is located in Stanton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manter <3>
- Platt City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Platt City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt City
- Platt City is located in Stanton County
- Platt City has also been known as:
- Platt
- Richfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Richfield is located in Morton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Kendall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Moscow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Stevens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Former name for Moscow:
- Mosco
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <3>
- Hugoton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugoton
- Hugoton is located in Stevens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,678 people
- Former name for Hugoton:
- Hugo
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugoton <3>
- Lakin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakin
- Lakin is located in Kearny County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakin <3>
- Syracuse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Syracuse is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <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 Big Bow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Bow.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Bow. 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 Big Bow.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Bow. See our Newspapers Page for Big Bow.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Bow ...
Looking for more information about Big Bow? 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 Big Bow, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Bow.
Adding Big Bow to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Big Bow 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 Big Bow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Big Bow post office opened in 1925.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Bow.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Bow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Stanton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Bow - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |