Bowman, Indiana

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States}}

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Bowman is an unincorporated community in Madison Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Bowman in 1888, and remained in operation until 1901.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Pike |title=Pike County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=5 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005231821/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Pike |archivedate=5 October 2015 }} The community's name honors Jonathan Bowman, an early settler.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/73 73]|quote=...named for Jonathan Bowman, who settled this area...}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Pike County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana