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Bowden

Ghost town · Penobscot County, Maine

Millinocket quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Millinocket quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bowden is a ghost town in Penobscot County, Maine. It is one of 6 former communities in Penobscot County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 10 Maine counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bowden as a historical populated place on the Millinocket 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 45.6751° N, 68.6711° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMillinocket
Elevation400 ft
Nearest living townMillinocket, ME
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID579147
Coordinates45.67505, -68.67115

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What's there now

Bowden is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Millinocket, ME (population 4,111), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 400 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Bowden?

Bowden is in Penobscot County, Maine, at 45.6751, -68.6711.

How many ghost towns are in Penobscot County?

Penobscot County, Maine has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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