Bowie, Colorado

Bowie, Colorado
unincorporated community
Bowie in 2025, with some of the infrastructure from the Bowie No. 2 Mine, now closed, visible, and Bowie Road (left)
Bowie Location of Bowie, Colorado. Show map of the United States Bowie Bowie (Colorado) Show map of Colorado
Coordinates: 38°55′17″N107°32′24″W / 38.9214°N 107.5401°W / 38.9214; -107.5401 (Bowie, Colorado) [1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Delta [2]
Government
• Type	unincorporated community
• Body	Delta County [2]
Elevation [1]	5,965 ft (1,818 m)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
GNIS pop ID	204744

Bowie is an unincorporated community in Delta County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. ^[3]

History

The Bowie, Colorado, post office operated from February 5, 1907, until July 14, 1967. ^[4] The community was named after Alexander Bowie, the proprietor of a local mine. ^[5]

Geography

Bowie is located at coordinates 38°55′17″N107°32′24″W / 38.9214°N 107.5401°W / 38.9214; -107.5401 (Bowie, Colorado) at an elevation of 5,965 feet (1,818 m). ^[1]

See also

• Geography portal
• History portal
• United States portal
• Colorado portal

• List of populated places in Colorado
• List of post offices in Colorado

References

1. "Bowie, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 30, 2025.
2. "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved January 30, 2025.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowie, Colorado
4. Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
5. Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 10.

External links

• State of Colorado
  • History Colorado