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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Bowersville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bowersville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bowersville, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bowersville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bowersville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Bowersville is historic, it would have been located within present day Polk County.

To see how the shape of Oregon's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Tillamook & Yamhill.

Below are the counties that are near Bowersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bowersville:

  • Polk County     (The home county of Bowersville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
    • Rickreall
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dallas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Smithfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Smithfield is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Crowley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Dolph Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
    • Monmouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ellendale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Ellendale is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Independence
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Eola is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Bridgeport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Zena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Zena is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Lewisville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Falls City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
    • Wellsdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
    • Adair Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Kings Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewisburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • North Albany
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
    • Corvallis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Wren
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Wren is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
    • Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Blodgett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Flynn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
    • Philomath
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
    • Millersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • Draperville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
    • Albany
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Scio
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
    • Scio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Tangent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Crabtree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Oakville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Irvinville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
    • Jordan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jordan is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
    • Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
    • Keizer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Badger Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
    • Four Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Hayesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Hayesville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
    • Chemawa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chemawa is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
    • Turner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Labish Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Labish Village is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
    • Brooks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Macleay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
    • Jefferson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Aumsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Tillamook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
    • Dolph ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dolph is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
    • Bellwood ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellwood is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
    • Amity
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Amity is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <2>
    • Bellevue
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Hopewell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheridan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Willamina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Whiteson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
    • Eola Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
    • McMinnville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Dayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Saint Joseph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Lafayette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Carlton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Dundee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bowersville, see our County-by-County Page for Bowersville.

Cemeteries Near Bowersville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowersville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bowersville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bowersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.

  • Embree Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fast Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Schrag Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Etna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Butler Davidson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rest Lawn Memory Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hart Riggs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fircrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Halls Ferry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (184 more) ...
    • Salt Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Falls City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Falls City Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Bowersville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bowersville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.

  • Rickreall
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cochrane ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cochrane is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
  • Derry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Derry is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Dallas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Monmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Crowley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Crowley is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Smithfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Smithfield is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Independence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Eola is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
  • Zena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Zena is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
  • McCoy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • McCoy is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
  • Perrydale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Perrydale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrydale
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Falls City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lewisville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Simpson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Simpson is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bowersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bowersville.

Newspapers Published in Bowersville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowersville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bowersville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bowersville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bowersville:

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 Bowersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bowersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.