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Welcome to Bowman ...

Bowman is located in Tate County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Bowman is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bowman: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Bowman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Bowman - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri (2), New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bowman ...

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

  • Southaven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Olive Branch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hernando
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Senatobia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Coldwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sardis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Byhalia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Como
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Como is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
  • Alphaba
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
  • Aiken
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Aiken is located in Tate County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowman ...

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

Adding Bowman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bowman post office opened in 1886. The Bowman post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Tate, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bowman - 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 Bowman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Bowman 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/