Bower, West Virginia

Bower is an extinct town in Braxton County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1]

History

A post office called Bower was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1941.^[2] The community had the name of Henry Bower, a railroad official.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bower, West Virginia
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 126.

Municipalities and communities of Braxton County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Sutton

Towns	Burnsville Flatwoods Gassaway Sutton

Unincorporated communities	Arnett Bison Bonnie Canfield Caress Centralia Chapel Clem Copen Corley Cutlips Dingy Duck Dutch Elmira Exchange Falls Mill Flower Frametown Gem Gip Glendon Heaters Herold Home Hyers Joppa Letch Little Birch Little Otter Napier Newville Orlando‡ Riffle Rollyson Rosedale Servia Strange Creek Tague Tesla Thrash Two Lick Run Waggy‡ Wilsie

Ghost town	Bower

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°51′30″N 80°43′11″W / 38.85833°N 80.71972°W / 38.85833; -80.71972

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