Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bowmansville had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bowmansville, with the one closest to Bowmansville listed first.
- Harris Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lancaster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Lancaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Lancaster is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lancaster
- Williamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cheektowaga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forks is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks
- Blossom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Looneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clarence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarence Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Amherst
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Amherst is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Amherst
- Snyder
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snyder is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Sloan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sloan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Doyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Gardenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Spring Brook Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Town Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millgrove is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Swormville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eggertsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- East Seneca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Seneca is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Seneca
- Wende
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wende is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wende
- East Clarence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Clarence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clarence
- Getzville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Bowmansville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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