Bowers, Indiana

Bowers
Unincorporated community
Bowers Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 40°09′25″N 86°43′29″W / 40.15694°N 86.72472°W / 40.15694; -86.72472Coordinates: 40°09′25″N 86°43′29″W / 40.15694°N 86.72472°W / 40.15694; -86.72472
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Montgomery
Township	Sugar Creek
Elevation	814 ft (248 m)
ZIP code	47940
FIPS code	18-06796[1]
GNIS feature ID	431396[2]

Bowers is an unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.

History

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.

Geography

Bowers is located at 40°09′25″N 86°43′29″W / 40.15694°N 86.72472°W / 40.15694; -86.72472.

References

1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "Bowers, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10. 
3. ↑ History of Montgomery County, Indiana : with personal sketches of representative citizens. pg 504

Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Indiana, United States County seat: Crawfordsville City Crawfordsville Towns Alamo Darlington Ladoga Linden New Market New Richmond New Ross Waveland Waynetown Wingate Townships Brown Clark Coal Creek Franklin Madison Ripley Scott Sugar Creek Union Walnut Wayne CDP Lake Holiday Other unincorporated communities Balhinch Beckville Bowers Browns Valley Cherry Grove Darlington Woods Deer's Mill Elmdale Fiskville Garfield Hibernia Kirkpatrick Lapland Linnsburg Log Cabin Crossroads Mace Manchester North Union Parkersburg Shannondale Smartsburg Sycamore Ford Taylor Corner Wesley Whitesville Yountsville