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Welcome to Bower ...

Bower is located in Braxton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bower, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Bower is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bower: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Bower ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bower - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Bower ...

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

  • Weston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sutton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Gassaway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Burnsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Flatwoods
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sand Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Auburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Cedarville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Truebada
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Truebada is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bower ...

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

Adding Bower to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bower 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 (so far) for Bower was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bower post office opened in 1906. The Bower post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bower.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Braxton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bower - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Bower area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Bower 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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