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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>.

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.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Bowling Springs was located: 276

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)
  • Floyd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Woolwine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Charity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Charity is located in Patrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
  • Patrick Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Critz
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadows of Dan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Peters Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
  • Dodson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dodson is located in Patrick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • Haycock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Haycock is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bowling Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Patrick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bowling Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.