Bowmans Addition

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bowmans Addition is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 584. It is located north of Cumberland in a valley bounded by Wills Mountain to the northwest and Shriver Ridge to the southeast.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Bowmans Addition, MD from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

J. Glenn Beall Jr.

American politician (1927-2006)

George L. Wellington

American politician (1852-1927)

Aaron Laffey

American baseball player

George Alexander Pearre

19th Century American politician (1860-1923)

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Thomas Johns Perry

American politician (1807–1871)

E. O. C. Ord

United States Army officer (1818–1883)

Eddie Deezen

American actor

Drew Hankinson

American professional wrestler

William McMahon McKaig

American politician (1845-1907)

Fetter Schrier Hoblitzell

Confederate Army soldier (1838-1900)

Daniel F. Miller

American politician (1814-1895)

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David M. Walsh

American cinematographer

Douglas C. Wallace

American geneticist

Eleazer McComb

American politician (1740-1798)

J

Joe Darby

U.S. Marine Sargeant and whistleblower

Henry G. Worthington

American politician (1828-1909)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Maryland

• La Vale
  3.9 mi away · pop. 4,196
• Potomac Park
  5.8 mi away · pop. 978
• Cresaptown
  7.7 mi away · pop. 5,121
• Clarysville
  7.8 mi away · pop. 13
• Spring Gap
  8.8 mi away · pop. 49
• Bier
  11 mi away · pop. 118
• Woodland
  11.7 mi away · pop. 42
• Ocean
  11.7 mi away · pop. 18
• Midland
  12.3 mi away · pop. 589
• Oldtown
  12.3 mi away · pop. 112
• Moscow
  17 mi away · pop. 176
• Dawson
  17.7 mi away · pop. 180

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Eastern Red-backed Salamander

Plethodon cinereus

Seen 2026-09-22

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Seen 2026-09-21

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-20

Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

Seen 2026-09-20

chestnut oak

Quercus montana

Seen 2026-09-20

Pickerel Frog

Lithobates palustris

Seen 2026-09-19

Blue Ridge Sculpin

Cottus caeruleomentum

Seen 2026-09-19

Rainbow Darter

Etheostoma caeruleum

Seen 2026-09-19

partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).