Bowers, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Bowers, Indiana
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Montgomery County
Pushpin Label:Bowers
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Montgomery County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Montgomery
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Sugar Creek
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.1569°N -86.7247°W
Elevation Ft:814
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47940
Area Code:765
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-06796[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:431396

Bowers is an unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Bowers was platted by Christina and L. M. Dunbar in 1901.[2] L. M. Dunbar was Lewis Morton Dunbar.Bowers was originally named "Bowers Station" and was a railroad stop.

Education

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.[3]

References

  1. Web site: American FactFinder . https://archive.today/20200212221153/http://factfinder.census.gov/main.html . dead . 2020-02-12 . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. History of Montgomery County, Indiana : with personal sketches of representative citizens. pg 504
  3. News: Bowers School, Darlington Merged OK'd. Journal and Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. 1959-05-07. 8. Newspapers.com.