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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sowers Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sowers Cemetery (FG ID #249289)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Sowers Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sowers Cemetery

Lat:   32.8290°   (32° 49' 44")

Lon:   -96.9887°   (-96° 59' 19")

The Sowers Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.

The county seat for Dallas County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Sowers Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Sowers Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Dallas County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Sowers Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sowers Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sowers Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sowers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
    • Estelle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estelle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
    • Irving
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irving <5>
    • Grand Prairie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minters Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
      • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
    • Euless
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cockrell Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Grapevine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bedford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Coppell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coppell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppell
      • Coppell is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coppell <5>
    • Arlington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Cliff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
      • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Farmers Branch
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Branch
        • Farmers Branch is located in Dallas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,373 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmers Branch <5>
      • University Park Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park Village
        • University Park Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jimtown Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Junction
        • Jimtown Junction is located in Dallas County
        • Jimtown Junction has also been known as:
        • Jim Town Junction
      • Jim Town ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jim Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
        • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
        • Jim Town has also been known as:
        • Jimtown
      • Colleyville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleyville
        • Colleyville is located in Tarrant County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,085 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colleyville <5>
      • Dallas
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
        • Dallas is located in Dallas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <5>
      • Highland Park
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • University Park
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
        • University Park is located in Dallas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,885 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <5>
      • Southlake
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bransford
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bransford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
        • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
      • Hurst
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
        • Hurst is located in Tarrant County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <5>
      • Pantego
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pantego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
        • Pantego is located in Tarrant County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,496 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pantego <5>
      • Johnsons Station
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsons Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
        • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
      • Addison
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
        • Addison is located in Dallas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,218 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <5>
      • Carrollton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
        • Carrollton is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,892 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Sowers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sowers Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sowers Cemetery.<7>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sowers Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Oak Grove Memorial Gardens is located in Dallas County
      • The Oak Grove Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Oak Grove Memorial Park
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5656 <1>
    • Bear Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ford Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Harrington Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harrington Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrington Cemetery
    • Colloway Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Colloway Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colloway Cemetery
    • Bowles Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowles Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowles Cemetery
    • West Fork Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Fork Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Fork Cemetery
    • Southland Cemetery (Old)
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Southland Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fugitt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fugitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fugitt Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fugitt Cemetery
    • Dallas City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Letot Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Letot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Letot Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Letot Cemetery
      • Forest Lawn Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
      • Parker Memorial Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Parker Memorial Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Memorial Cemetery
      • Cockrell Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cockrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cockrell Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cockrell Cemetery
      • Crown Hill Memorial Park
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Crown Hill Memorial Park is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Memorial Park
      • Calvary Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Tomlin Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tomlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tomlin Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomlin Cemetery
      • Gibbons Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gibbons Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbons Cemetery
      • Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Garvin Memorial Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Keenan Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • The Keenan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • The Keenan Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Farmers Branch Cemetery
        • Farmers Branch Keenan Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keenan Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #253203 <1>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Sowers Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2339700  (Sowers Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2339700 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Irving
      • County: Dallas         Elev: 163
      • Location given for GNIS #2339700 (Sowers Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #249289

    The official website for Dallas County: www.dallascounty.org/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sowers Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8290, Longitude: -96.9887    
    <4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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