Welcome to Bowerbank ...

Bowerbank is located in Piscataquis County<1>.

The location of Bowerbank has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowerbank, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bowerbank has a population of 113 people<3> (see below for details).

Bowerbank is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Bowerbank lies within the (207) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bowerbank had an population of 113 people. This is a decrease of 2.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bowerbank had a population of 116 people. This makes Bowerbank the county's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 116 people, the population of Bowerbank decreased 5.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 123 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bowerbank.

Communities Also Named Bowerbank ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maine communities named Bowerbank: This one is located in Piscataquis County and the other is located in Penobscot County.

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

Communities near Bowerbank ...

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

• Dover - Foxcroft
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover - Foxcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover - Foxcroft
  • Dover - Foxcroft is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover - Foxcroft <5>
• Dexter
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <5>
• Milo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Milo is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <5>
• Charleston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
• Guilford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
  • Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guilford <5>
• Sangerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangerville
  • Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sangerville <5>
• Bradford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <5>
• Brownville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
  • Brownville is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <5>
• Garland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Garland is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
• Parkman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkman
  • Parkman is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkman <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowerbank ...

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

Adding Bowerbank to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bowerbank post office opened in 1843.

We also found Bowerbank in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowerbank.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/