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Welcome to Bowers ...

Bowers is located in Walworth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bowers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Bowers is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bowers: 262

Communities Also Named Bowers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Bowers - they are located in Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Virginia (3).

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.

  • Whitewater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem Lakes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Burlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Racine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
  • Elkhorn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Delavan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mukwonago
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mukwonago have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
    • Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
  • Lake Geneva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Twin Lakes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Waterford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Waterford is located in Racine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
  • Union Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Union Grove is located in Racine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people

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.

Adding Bowers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowers in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bowers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bowers post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowers.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Walworth, 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>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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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