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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Bowles. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bowles to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bowles, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bowles (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bowles. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Bowles is historic, it would have been located within present day Chickasaw County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chickasaw County: Calhoun, Clay, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Bowles. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bowles:

  • Chickasaw County     (The home county of Bowles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowles, with the one closest to Bowles listed first.
    • Anchor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
    • Woodland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Houston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Thelma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
    • Sycamore ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • New Houlka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
      • Former names for New Houlka:
      • Houlka
      • Old Houlka
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <2>
    • Van Vleet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
    • Egypt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Okolona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowles, with the one closest to Bowles listed first.
    • Vardaman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Benela
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Benela is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
    • Derma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Derma is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
    • Loyd
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Loyd is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
    • Calhoun City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pittsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Slate Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
    • Slate Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Bruce
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bruce is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <2>
    • Big Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Sarepta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
    • Banner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowles, with the one closest to Bowles listed first.
    • Reform
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Reform is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • Williams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Williams is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowles, with the one closest to Bowles listed first.
    • Montpelier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Montpelier is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
    • Beasley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Beasley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
    • Una
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Una is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
    • Pheba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Griffith
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Griffith is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
    • Abbott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Abbott is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
    • Cedar Bluff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Siloam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Siloam is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Mhoons Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
  • Holmes County
    • Egypt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Egypt is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowles, with the one closest to Bowles listed first.
    • Gibson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Gibson is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Muldon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Muldon is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
  • Montgomery County
    • Sweatman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
  • Oktibbeha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowles, with the one closest to Bowles listed first.
    • Maben
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
    • Double Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
    • Adaton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowles, with the one closest to Bowles listed first.
    • Pannell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
    • Goodford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
    • Algoma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Toccopola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Pontotoc
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowles, with the one closest to Bowles listed first.
    • Hohenlinden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
    • Mantee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mantee is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Montevista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Montevista is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
    • Fame
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Fame is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
    • Clarkson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Clarkson is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
    • Cumberland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cumberland is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Walthall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Walthall is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Mathiston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sapa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Sapa is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
    • Eupora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bowles, see our County-by-County Page for Bowles.

Cemeteries Near Bowles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowles.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bowles - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bowles covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bowles, with the one closest to Bowles listed first.

  • Midway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Midway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Vardaman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Old Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ball Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Herman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bently Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (314 more) ...
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Weaver Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Bowles itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bowles, with the one closest to Bowles listed first.

  • Atlanta
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Atlanta is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Tabbville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tabbville is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabbville
  • Congress ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Congress is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
  • Woodland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Hohenlinden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
  • Hollis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollis is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
  • Bently
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bently is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bently
  • Benela
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Benela is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
  • Sonora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sonora is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
  • Sparta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparta is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Houston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Montevista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Montevista is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Loyd
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Loyd is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
    • Holladay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Holladay is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
    • Reid
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Reid is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bowles. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bowles.

Newspapers Published in Bowles ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowles.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bowles, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bowles.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bowles:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bowles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bowles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.