Welcome to Bowersville ...

Bowersville is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Bowersville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Bowersville is 1,820 feet [555 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Bowersville: (814)

Communities Also Named Bowersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bowersville - they are located in Georgia, Ohio, Oregon and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bowersville ...

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

• DuBois
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
  • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <4>
• Punxsutawney
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <4>
• Brookville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• Northern Cambria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Reynoldsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
  • Reynoldsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsville <4>
• Barnesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Curwensville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <4>
• Spangler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
• Clymer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <4>
• Hastings
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowersville ...

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

Adding Bowersville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bowersville post office opened in 1903.

We also found Bowersville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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