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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bowman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bowman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bowman, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bowman (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bowman. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Bowman is historic, it would have been located within present day Brooke County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brooke County: Jefferson (OH), Washington (PA), Hancock & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Bowman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bowman:
- Brooke County (The home county of Bowman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
- Beech Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Dutch Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Follansbee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hooverson Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
- Weirton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- New Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Fairhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
- Allendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Benwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dallas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Sherrard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- McMechen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Calis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Calis is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Glen Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Limestone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Moundsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Knoxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Rocklick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
- West Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Potomac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Echo Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Point Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Triadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wheeling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Belmont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
- Martins Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Colerain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colerain is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- West Wheeling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheeling
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Barton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Blaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blainesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
- Kinsman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
- Bellaire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Neffs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neffs is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs
- Carroll County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
- Wattsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Mechanicstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
- New Salisbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Wellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Liverpool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Walkers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- East End
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- La Croft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Salineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glenmoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Calcutta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
- Blairmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
- Harrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Hopedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Unionvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
- Apex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Apex is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Cadiz Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Narva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Narva is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Cadiz
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cadiz is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <2>
- Germano
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Germano is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- New Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jewett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
- Brilliant
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Georges Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- New Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Deandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deandale
- Gould
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Valley Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Glen is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Glen
- Rayland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highland City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Tiltonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Fernwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Dillonvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Allegheny County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
- Murdocksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Sturgeon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Noblestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Oakdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Moon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Bridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Essen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen
- Heidelberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Heidelberg is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Upper Saint Clair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
- Comettsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Kendall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Frankfort Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Harshaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Hookstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Midland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shippingport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Gringo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Crestmont Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- Industry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
- West Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Ryerson Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- McCracken
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Swarts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swarts is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- Rutan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rutan is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
- Higbee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Acheson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Acheson is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acheson
- Pattersons Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- West Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Middletown is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Hanlin Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- West Alexander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Coon Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coon Island is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Island
- Dinsmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bowman, see our County-by-County Page for Bowman.
Cemeteries Near Bowman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowman.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bowman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bowman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
- Wells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Everson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buckingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kadesh Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Alexandria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brooke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooke Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooke Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Wellsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77860 <4>
- Bayless Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless Cemetery
- The Bayless Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brand Farm Cemetery
- Warrenton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tent Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (446 more) ...
- Indian Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Cemetery
- The Indian Mound Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hodgens Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Bowman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bowman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bowman, with the one closest to Bowman listed first.
- Salt Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salt Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Run
- Beech Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Brilliant
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Rush Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Wellsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Lazearville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lazearville is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazearville
- Georges Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Run
- Warrenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Short Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Brooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Gould
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Tiltonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mingo Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shannon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shannon is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bowman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bowman.
Newspapers Published in Bowman ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bowman, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bowman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bowman:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Brooke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Marshall County
- Ohio County
- Belmont County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
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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 Bowman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bowman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |