Welcome to Bowentown ...

Bowentown is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowentown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bowentown is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bowentown: 856

Communities near Bowentown ...

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

• Vineland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
• Millville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Millville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
• Smyrna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Smyrna is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <3>
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
• Delaware City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware City is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware City <3>
• Leipsic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Leipsic is located in Kent County (DE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leipsic <3>
• Fairton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairton is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
• Greenwich
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
• West Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
• Pecks Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowentown ...

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

Adding Bowentown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowentown 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 Bowentown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowentown.