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Bowman

Ghost town · Brooke County, West Virginia

Wheeling quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500)
Wheeling quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bowman is a ghost town in Brooke County, West Virginia. It is the only former community in Brooke County recorded on the federal names register, out of 349 across West Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bowman as a historical populated place on the Tiltonsville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.2473° N, 80.6445° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTiltonsville
Elevation664 ft
Nearest living townBrilliant, OH
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1558259
Coordinates40.24729, -80.64452

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What's there now

Bowman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brilliant, OH (population 1,065), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 664 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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