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Welcome to Bowen ...

Bowen is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Bowen is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bowen: 716 & 624<3>

Communities Also Named Bowen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Bowen - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado (2), Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bowen ...

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

  • Jamestown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Salamanca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lakewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Falconer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Randolph
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Celoron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Cattaraugus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • East Randolph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
    • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
  • South Dayton
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Bowen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bowen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowen ...

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

Adding Bowen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bowen post office opened in 1891. The Bowen post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cattaraugus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bowen - 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Bowen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Bowen 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/