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Welcome to Bowlers Wharf ...

Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County<1>.



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While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowlers Wharf, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

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

Area Codes for Bowlers Wharf: 804 & 686<2>

Communities near Bowlers Wharf ...

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

  • West Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in King William County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,310 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
  • Tappahannock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappahannock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappahannock
    • Tappahannock is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappahannock <4>
  • Warsaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Richmond County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Warsaw

      From Bowlers Wharf to Warsaw

  • Urbanna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
    • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <4>
    • Google driving directions:

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  • Montross
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
    • Montross is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <4>
    • Google driving directions:

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      From Bowlers Wharf to Montross

  • Dunnsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Simons Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
    • Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
    • Google driving directions:

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  • Contra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Contra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
    • Contra is located in King and Queen County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Contra

      From Bowlers Wharf to Contra

  • Emmerton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emmerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
    • Emmerton is located in Richmond County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Emmerton

      From Bowlers Wharf to Emmerton

  • Simonson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simonson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
    • Simonson is located in Richmond County
    • Google driving directions:

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      From Bowlers Wharf to Simonson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bowlers Wharf ...

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

Adding Bowlers Wharf to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowlers Wharf in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bowlers Wharf was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bowlers Wharf post office opened in 1876.

We also found Bowlers Wharf in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowlers Wharf.

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Bowlers Wharf area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Bowlers Wharf area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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