Bowers, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 40°09′25″N 86°43′29″W / 40.15694°N 86.72472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Montgomery |
Township | Sugar Creek |
Elevation | 814 ft (248 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47940 |
Area code | 765 |
FIPS code | 18-06796 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 431396 [1] |
Bowers is an unincorporated community in Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]
Bowers was platted by Christina and L. M. Dunbar in 1901. [3] L. M. Dunbar was Lewis Morton Dunbar. Bowers was originally named "Bowers Station" and was a railroad stop.
Previously Bowers had its own elementary school, while high school students went to school in Darlington. In 1959, the Bowers elementary school merged into the Darlington Elementary School. [4]