Welcome to Bowlder ...

Bowlder is located in Adams County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowlder, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Bowlder is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bowlder lies within the (717) area code.

Communities near Bowlder ...

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

• York
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Carlisle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Hanover
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• Gettysburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <4>
• West York
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
  • West York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <4>
• Littlestown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
  • Littlestown is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <4>
• McSherrystown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McSherrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherrystown
  • McSherrystown is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McSherrystown <4>
• Dillsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
  • Dillsburg is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <4>
• North York
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North York
  • North York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowlder ...

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

Adding Bowlder to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowlder in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bowlder was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bowlder post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowlder.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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