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Welcome to Bowers ...

Bowers is located in Stafford County<1>.

Bowers is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bowers: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Bowers ...

While we believe that this Bowers is located in Stafford County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Bowers. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chesapeake City and Southampton County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 11 communities that are also named Bowers - they are located in Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bowers ...

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dumfries
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
  • Indian Head
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Occoquan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Quantico
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • King James Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • King James Village is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
  • Meadowood Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
  • Widewater Village at Stafford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Willamsburg on the Potomac
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Potomac
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • North Potomac is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowers ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Stafford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bowers - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Bowers area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Bowers 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.