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Welcome to Bowyer ...

Bowyer is located in Orangeburg County<1>.

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

Bowyer is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bowyer: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Bowyer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bowyer - they are located in Illinois and Ohio.

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

Communities near Bowyer ...

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

  • Saint George
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Santee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bowman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Harleyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Elloree
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Eutawville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Reevesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Vance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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 <4>
  • Wells
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowyer ...

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

Adding Bowyer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowyer 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 Bowyer was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowyer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Orangeburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bowyer - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Bowyer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Bowyer 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.