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Welcome to Bowlusville ...

Bowlusville is primarily located in Champaign County<1>. A portion of Bowlusville extends into Clark County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowlusville, 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.

Bowlusville is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bowlusville: 937 & 326<3>

Communities near Bowlusville ...

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

  • Springfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fairborn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Urbana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Urbana is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
  • New Carlisle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedarville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Yellow Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Enon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Enon is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,381 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enon <4>
  • Saint Paris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Liberty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mechanicsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowlusville ...

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

Adding Bowlusville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowlusville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Champaign, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bowlusville - 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 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Bowlusville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Bowlusville 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.