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Welcome to Bowling ...

Bowling is located in Cumberland County<1>.

Bowling is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bowling lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Bowling (for example, toward Spring City), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Bowling: 931

Communities Also Named Bowling ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bowling - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Bowling ...

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

  • Lakemont Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
  • Crossville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • College Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Fairfield Glade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rogers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Newton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • Spring City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowling ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bowling - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.