Bowler, Montana

Bowler is a unincorporated community located in Carbon County, Montana at 45°12′18″N 108°43′08″W / 45.205°N 108.719°W / 45.205; -108.719Coordinates: 45°12′18″N 108°43′08″W / 45.205°N 108.719°W / 45.205; -108.719.

The elevation is 4,698 feet. Bowler appears on the Bowler U.S. Geological Survey Map.

History

Bowler was an isolated agricultural community established in the late 1890s, situated in a valley at the foot of the Pryor Mountains. A post office operated in Bowler from 1894-1936, there was also a bar and a cemetery situated just outside town. A few buildings and foundations located away from Pryor Mountain Road are all that remains today.

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowler, Montana

Municipalities and communities of Carbon County, Montana, United States

County seat: Red Lodge

City	Red Lodge

Towns	Bearcreek Bridger Fromberg Joliet

CDPs	Belfry Boyd Edgar Roberts Roscoe Silesia

Other unincorporated communities	Bowler Fox Luther Rockvale Warren Washoe

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