Bowden, Oklahoma

Bowden, originally known as Taneha,[1] is an unincorporated community in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] It is located four miles north of Sapulpa,[3] and is bisected by 433rd West Avenue and West 41st St. South. A post office operated in Bowden from June 9, 1909 to November 1, 1957.[3] The community was named after Sapulpa merchant Rollandus A. Bowden.[3] It developed as a boom town after the discovery of the Glenn Pool Oil Field.[1] but today is a small town with approximately 225 people.

Bowden
Bowden
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Bowden
Bowden (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°03′46″N 96°05′14″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyCreek
Elevation
774 ft (236 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1090424

References

  1. Weaver, Bobby D. "Glenn Pool Field" Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society. Accessed February 15, 2016.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowden, Oklahoma
  3. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 2nd ed., 1987, p.29.


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