Bowman, California

Bowman
Bowman is located in California
Bowman
Bowman
Location in California
Bowman is located in the United States
Bowman
Bowman
Bowman (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°56′31″N 121°02′51″W / 38.94194°N 121.04750°W / 38.94194; -121.04750
Country United States
State California
CountyPlacer County
Elevation493 m (1,617 ft)

Bowman is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1] Bowman is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 3.25 miles (5.2 km) north-northeast of Auburn.[2] It lies at an elevation of 1617 feet (493 m).[1]

The Bowman post office opened in 1893.[2] The name honors Harry Hoisington Bowman, fruit grower.[2]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowman, California
  2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 453. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.