Welcome to Bowie ...

Bowie is located in Lafourche Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Bowie is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Bowie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bowie: 985

Communities Also Named Bowie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Bowie: This one is located in Lafourche Parish and the other is located in East Carroll Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 7 communities that are also named Bowie - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Bowie ...

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

• Houma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
  • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <3>
• Thibodaux
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thibodaux have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux
  • Thibodaux is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thibodaux <3>
• Lockport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <3>
• Mathews
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews
  • Mathews is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathews <3>
• Bayou Blue
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
  • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
• Des Allemands
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Allemands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Allemands
  • Des Allemands is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Allemands <3>
• Gheens
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gheens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gheens
  • Gheens is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gheens <3>
• Kraemer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kraemer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraemer
  • Kraemer is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kraemer <3>
• Bayou Gauche
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Gauche have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche
  • Bayou Gauche is located in Saint Charles Parish
• Gray
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Gray is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <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 Bowie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bowie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowie ...

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

Adding Bowie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowie 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 Bowie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Bowie post office opened in 1895.

We also found Bowie mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/