Bowers, Indiana
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Bowers, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 40°09′25″N 86°43′29″W / 40.15694°N 86.72472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Montgomery |
Township | Sugar Creek |
Elevation | 814 ft (248 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47940 |
Area code | 765 |
FIPS code | 18-06796[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 431396[1] |
Bowers is an unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
[edit]Bowers was platted by Christina and L. M. Dunbar in 1901.[3] L. M. Dunbar was Lewis Morton Dunbar. Bowers was originally named "Bowers Station" and was a railroad stop.
Education
[edit]Previously Bowers had its own elementary school, while high school students went to school in Darlington. In 1959, the Bowers elementary school merged into the Darlington Elementary School.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowers, Indiana
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Montgomery County, Indiana : with personal sketches of representative citizens. pg 504
- ^ "Bowers School, Darlington Merged OK'd". Journal and Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. May 7, 1959. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.