Welcome to Bowdre ...
Bowdre is located in Tunica County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowdre, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Bowdre is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bowdre lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bowdre: 662 & 471<3>
Communities Also Named Bowdre ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bowdre - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bowdre.
Communities near Bowdre ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bowdre.
- Hernando
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Walls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <4>
- Hughes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
- Tunica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Anthonyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Banks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- North Tunica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
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 Bowdre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bowdre.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bowdre. 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 Bowdre.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowdre. See our Newspapers Page for Bowdre.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowdre ...
Looking for more information about Bowdre? 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 Bowdre, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bowdre.
Adding Bowdre to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bowdre 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 (so far) for Bowdre was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Bowdre post office opened in 1888. The Bowdre post office closed in 1918.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowdre.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Tunica, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bowdre - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Bowdre area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Bowdre area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |