Bowman, Georgia

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Bowman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30624. The Survey maps it on the Bowman quadrangle. 872 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 781 feet above sea level.

Bowman within Elbert County

On record in Bowman

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 2 records

Bowman Commercial Historic Districtlisted 2016
Building at 6 and 7 Public Squarelisted 2009

Population over time

2 figures

Bowman grew from 862 to 872 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2010	862
2020	872	+10 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

1891 USGS Carnesville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
1954 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1958 USGS Danielsville quadrangle1:62500
1958 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:250000
1972 USGS Bowman quadrangle1:24000
1979 USGS Commerce quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

211 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 211 fires within 5 miles of Bowman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 419 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 16 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	119
Equipment and vehicle use	38
Arson/incendiarism	16
Misuse of fire by a minor	10
Smoking	8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	7
Natural	6
Railroad operations and maintenance	4
Recreation and ceremony	3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
9 September 2002	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2003-ELBERT-016
4 September 2005	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
26 September 2005	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named
24 September 2010	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2011-ELBERT-007
23 September 2010	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2011-HART-006
17 September 2019	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2020ELBERT003
14 September 2011	Smoking	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	FY2012-ELBERT-007
10 September 2005	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Georgia Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Elbert County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Bowman: 5 past producers, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kyanite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Coneross River Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Norman Sillimanite Prospect	Kyanite	Prospect
Adams Mine	Mica	Prospect
Dewey Rose Prospect	Mica	Prospect
Brown Mine (Kings Mount Gold Mine)	Gold	Past Producer	Vein
Brown Property	Gold	Past Producer	Stream Placer
Ginn Placer	Gold	Past Producer	Stream Placer
Ginn Placer	Gold	Past Producer	Stream Placer

Every working recorded in Elbert County

Storms near this place

29 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bowman in 29 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 3 tornado, 2 flood. The reports record 12 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 2003	Tornado (F2)	Bowman	12 hurt, $200,000	This tornado moved from Madison County into northwest Elbert County and intensified, destroying or severely damaging several houses and mobile homes. A parked car was also flipped before the tornado lifted.
October 2021	Flash Flood	Bowman	$250,000	County comms and stream gauges reported significant flash flooding developed along multiple streams in northern Elbert County. Four to seven inches fell across the area in around a 24-hour period, but the bulk of that fell with a cluster of slow-moving thunderstorms during the morning of the 7th. Multiple roads were damaged from flood water, including Dusty Rd (from Butler Creek), where a vehicle was driven into high water and three occupants required rescue, Allen White Rd (from Deep Creek), Blue Hole Rd (from Little Dove Creek), Gin Bridge Rd, and Green Acres Rd (from a tributary of Pickens Creek). Additionally, a stream gauge on Beaverdam Creek north of Elberton indicated major flooding and a record stream level for the gauge (data from this gauge dates back to the late 1980s.) Multiple roads along the stream were damaged in Dewy Rose and vicinity, including Brickyard Rd, Horse Farm Rd, and Winns Mill Rd, while major damage occurred to a vacant building.
October 2021	Flood	Bowman	$20,000	Although heavy rainfall ended across Elbert County by late morning, high water conditions persisted on multiple streams throughout the 7th and into the 8th, especially Beaverdam Creek. Numerous roads remained flooded and/or closed due to damage throughout this time.
February 2001	Tornado (F0)	Bowman	$20,000	no account filed
August 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowman	$20,000	no account filed
October 2009	Flood	Bowman	$5,000	After 3 to 4 inches of rain fell over a widespread area in about a twelve-hour period, flooding developed along Wahachee Creek, affecting portions of Edison Rd and Dr. George Ward Rd. Both roads were closed. Also, Beaverdam Creek overflowed its banks in the northern part of the county, flooding Horse Farm Rd and Brickyard Rd and flooding a restaurant on Brewers Bridge Rd. Kurt Anderson Rd was also closed for a while.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowman	-	Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines in the Bowman area. Public reported several trees down in Elberton and vicinity.
August 2023	Tornado (EF0)	Bowman	-	NWS storm survey found a tornado that began in Franklin County and crossed through western Hart County, moved into Elbert County just west of Highway 17 before lifting. Damage was limited to uprooted trees and snapped tree limbs.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowman	-	Emergency mngr reported widespread trees and power lines blown down throughout the county.
July 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowman	-	County comms reported at least three trees blown down in the Bowman area.
March 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowman	-	Multiple large trees were blown down, a barn was destroyed, and there was minor damage to the roof of a house from Deep Creek Rd, 2.5 miles south southwest of Bowman, northeast along Stanley Maxwell Rd. The most significant damage was reported near the Stanley Maxwell and Rehoboth Rd intersection.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowman	-	Numerous trees were blown down across the county, mainly across the northern and western sections.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowman	-	A tree was blown down on highway 172 near Bowman and a large limb blown down across highway 17 between Bowman and Dewy Rose.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowman	-	A couple trees were blown down on power lines in the Bowman area.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowman	-	Multiple power lines were blown down in and around Bowman. Also, a large tree fell on a home on Winston Dr and another large tree was blown over on Church St.
January 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowman	-	Several trees blown down.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowman	-	A couple trees blown down in the Bowman area.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowman	-	Large tree blown down into a road, causing a multi-car accident.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowman	-	Some trees were blown down.
November 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowman	-	Trees blown down on highway 17 and on Sycamore Rd.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowman	-	Sheriff's department reported trees and power lines down, causing a long-term power outage within the city limits.
May 2006	Hail	Bowman	-	no account filed
December 2005	Hail	Bowman	-	no account filed
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowman	-	no account filed
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Bowman	-	no account filed
May 1998	Hail	Bowman	-	no account filed
April 1998	Hail	Bowman	-	no account filed
June 1998	Hail	Bowman	-	no account filed
April 1997	Hail	Bowman	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Elbert County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Harper	2.1 miles	14
Hard Cash	3.5 miles	14
Match	3.5 miles	14
Seymours Store	4.0 miles	14
Dewy Rose	4.8 miles	14
Thirteen Forks	5.4 miles	14
Nickville	6.5 miles	14
Goss	6.9 miles	14

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Bowman	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q608720	The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 331217. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.