Welcome to Oak Bowery ...
So far, we found very little information about Oak Bowery. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oak Bowery to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oak Bowery, please Contact Us.
Oak Bowery would have been located within present day Jasper County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Oak Bowery is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Oak Bowery was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Oak Bowery was located: 601 & 769<4>
Communities Also Named Oak Bowery ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Oak Bowery: This one is located in Jasper County and the other is located in Jones County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Bowery.
Communities near Oak Bowery ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Bowery.
- Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
- Bay Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <5>
- Sandersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Heidelberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Heidelberg is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidelberg <5>
- Soso
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Louin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Pachuta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Sylvarena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Oak Bowery. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Bowery.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak Bowery. 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 Oak Bowery.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Bowery. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Bowery.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 Oak Bowery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Bowery - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Oak Bowery area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Oak Bowery area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |