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Bowman

Ghost town · Jersey County, Illinois

Brighton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
Brighton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bowman is a ghost town in Jersey County, Illinois. It is the only former community in Jersey County recorded on the federal names register, out of 208 across Illinois.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bowman as a historical populated place on the Medora 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 39.1375° N, 90.2446° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMedora
Elevation520 ft
Nearest living townFidelity, IL
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID422489
Coordinates39.13755, -90.24456

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What's there now

Bowman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fidelity, IL (population 105), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 520 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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