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Welcome to Bowman Creek ...

Bowman Creek is located in Wyoming County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowman Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Bowman Creek: Bowman Crk. (or less commonly used: Bowman Ck. or Bowman Cr.)

Bowman Creek is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bowman Creek: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Bowman Creek ...

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

  • Scranton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Wilkes-Barre
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Nanticoke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Old Forge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pittston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
  • Moosic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
  • Plymouth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Exeter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowman Creek ...

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

Adding Bowman Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowman Creek 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 Bowman Creek was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowman Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Wyoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bowman Creek - 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Bowman Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Bowman Creek 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.