Welcome to Bower Hill ...

Bower Hill is located in Allegheny County<1>.

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

Bower Hill is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Bower Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Bower Hill: This one is located in Allegheny County and the other is located in Washington County.

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

Communities near Bower Hill ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <3>
• Bethel Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <3>
• Monroeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <3>
• West Mifflin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <3>
• Baldwin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• McKeesport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <3>
• Wilkinsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
  • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <3>
• Franklin Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
  • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
• Whitehall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <3>
• Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bower Hill ...

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

Adding Bower Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bower Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bower Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/