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Welcome to Bowman ...

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.

Bowman would have been located within present day Brooke County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bowman is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Codes where Bowman was located: 304 & 681<4>

Communities Also Named Bowman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Bowman - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bowman ...

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

  • Wheeling
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Weirton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Steubenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Martins Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Saint Clairsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Toronto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Toronto is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>
  • Bellaire
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bellaire is located in Belmont County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <5>
  • Wintersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Shadyside
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mingo Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Adding Bowman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bowman in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bowman was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bowman.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Brooke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bowman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Bowman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Bowman area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.