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Introduction ...

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 Bowman (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 Bowman. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Bowman is located in Orangeburg County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Orangeburg County: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester & Lexington.

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

  • Orangeburg County     (The home county of Bowman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
    • Sixty Six
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
    • Rowesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Branchville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wells
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Brookdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
      • Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
    • Wilkinson Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
      • Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
    • Elloree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Parler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
    • Santee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cordova
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Orangeburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wren Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
    • Bamberg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ehrhardt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Denmark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Govan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
    • Sandridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
    • Cross
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
    • Cameron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Creston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
    • Saint Matthews
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
    • Panola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
    • Summerton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Davis Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
    • Johnsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
    • Smoaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Canadys
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Williams
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ruffin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sidney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Lodge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Round O
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Walterboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Cottageville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
    • Reevesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint George
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Harleyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grover
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dorchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumter County
    • Pinewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Bowman ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bowman, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bowman.

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 websites either 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 Bowman:

Cemeteries Near Bowman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowman.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • New Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Cattle Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cattle Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cattle Creek Cemetery
  • Summers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summers Cemetery
  • Pineville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pineville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pineville Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
  • Rigby Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rigby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rigby Cemetery
  • Murcheys Landing Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murcheys Landing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murcheys Landing Cemetery
  • Pitthan V. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitthan V. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitthan V. Cemetery
  • Second Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (235 more) ...
    • Duncan Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Lewis Shuler Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Shuler Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Shuler Family Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bowman had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Bowman had a population of 878 people.

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

  • Sixty Six
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
    • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
  • Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
    • Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
  • Rowesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Branchville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Reevesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Wells
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
  • Dantzler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dantzler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantzler
    • Dantzler is located in Orangeburg County
  • Felderville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felderville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felderville
    • Felderville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Felder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder
    • Felder is located in Orangeburg County
  • Parler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
    • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
  • Elloree
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Stilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
      • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
    • Harleyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vance
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>

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

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

The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bowman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3493, Longitude: -80.6831    
<4>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.
<5>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 Bowman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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