Bowie, Colorado

Bowie, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Bowie in 2025, with some of the infrastructure from the Bowie No. 2 Mine (closed) visible, and Bowie Road (left)
Bowie in 2025, with some of the infrastructure from the Bowie No. 2 Mine (closed) visible, and Bowie Road (left)
Bowie is located in the United States
Bowie
Bowie
Location of Bowie, Colorado.
Bowie is located in Colorado
Bowie
Bowie
Bowie (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°55′17″N 107°32′24″W / 38.92139°N 107.54000°W / 38.92139; -107.54000[1]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyDelta[2]
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated community
 • BodyDelta County[2]
Elevation
[1]
5,965 ft (1,818 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
GNIS pop ID204744[1]

Bowie is an unincorporated community in Delta County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1]

History

The Bowie, Colorado, post office operated from February 5, 1907, until July 14, 1967.[3] The community was named after Alexander Bowie, the proprietor of a local mine.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowie, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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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