Welcome to Bowling Springs ...

So far, we found very little information about Bowling Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bowling Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bowling Springs, please Contact Us.

Bowling Springs would have been located within present day Patrick County<2>.

The location of Bowling Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for Bowling Springs: Bowling Spgs. (or less commonly used: Bowling Spngs. or Bowling Sprngs.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bowling Springs is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Bowling Springs was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Bowling Springs once stood is in the (276) area code.

Communities near Bowling Springs ...

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

• Stuart
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Patrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <5>
• Floyd
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <5>
• Woolwine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwine
  • Woolwine is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwine <5>
• Patrick Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Springs
  • Patrick Springs is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patrick Springs <5>
• Critz
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critz
  • Critz is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Critz <5>
• Meadows of Dan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Dan
  • Meadows of Dan is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadows of Dan <5>
• Peters Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
  • Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
• Nettleridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
  • Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
• Stella
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
  • Stella is located in Patrick County
• Aarons Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
  • Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Patrick County: www.co.patrick.va.us/

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