Bowmans Crossing, Virginia

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Bowmans Crossing, Virginia
CDP
Coordinates: 38°48′29″N78°35′31″W / 38.80806°N 78.59194°W / 38.80806; -78.59194
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
County Shenandoah
Area
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Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code 51-04928

Bowmans Crossing is a CDP in Shenandoah County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. [1]

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References

  1. "Bowmans Crossing Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved February 6, 2023.