Bowie, Colorado

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Bowie, Colorado
unincorporated community
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Bowie (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
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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]

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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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bowie, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  2. 1 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.


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