SuburbCowanTypeBayDetailsArm of Cowan Creek extending westward towards the village of Cowan. An early name shown in Surveyor Larmer's notebooks for 1833. Its origins remain a mystery. It could possibly be a corruption of an Aboriginal name.
CreatorPowell, John P. 1994, Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region, Hawkesbury River Enterprises, Berowra, p.60.
Powell, John P. 1994, Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region, Hawkesbury River Enterprises, Berowra, p.60., Jerusalem Bay. Hornsby Shire, accessed 09/04/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/3997
