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A visit to the Bowman Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Bowman Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   31.0302°   (31° 1' 48")

Lon:   -87.3680°   (-87° 22' 4")

The Bowman Cemetery is located in Escambia County<2>.

The county seat for Escambia County is located in Brewton. Brewton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Bowman Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bowman Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sardis Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sardis Church Cemetery is located in Escambia County
  • Freewill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freewill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freewill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freewill Cemetery is located in Escambia County
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Escambia County
  • Beulah Chapel Assembly of God Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Robinsonville Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinsonville Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinsonville Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robinsonville Church Cemetery is located in Escambia County
  • Canoe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Canoe Cemetery is located in Escambia County
  • Serenity Garden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Travelers Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travelers Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travelers Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Travelers Rest Cemetery is located in Escambia County
  • Flomaton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lambeth - Boutwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambeth - Boutwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambeth - Boutwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lambeth - Boutwell Cemetery is located in Escambia County
  • Moyeville Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moyeville Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moyeville Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moyeville Church Cemetery is located in Escambia County
  • Little Rock Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Rock Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Rock Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Rock Church Cemetery is located in Escambia County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lucy Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucy Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lucy Hill Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Rock Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Little Escambia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Escambia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Escambia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Escambia Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Mize Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mize Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mize Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mize Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Emmons Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emmons Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Miller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hammac Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammac Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hammac Cemetery is located in Escambia County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bowman Cemetery.

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

  • Byrneville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
    • Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Flomaton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Century
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
    • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <6>
  • Atmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hammac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
    • Hammac is located in Escambia County
  • McDavid
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDavid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
    • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Pollard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Pollard is located in Escambia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Walnut Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <6>
  • Huxford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
    • Huxford is located in Escambia County
  • Perdido
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pine Barren
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Barren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
    • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Phillipsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
    • Riverview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Escambia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • East Brewton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brewton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brewton
      • East Brewton is located in Escambia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brewton <6>
    • Brewton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Uriah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Molino
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Range
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
    • Goodway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County

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 Bowman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Escambia County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Atmore
  • Brewton
  • Flomaton
  • Jay
    • Jay lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bowman Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Molino

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Bowman Cemetery:

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 Bowman Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #114779  (Bowman Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #114779 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: Flomaton
    • County: Escambia         Elev: 79
    • Location given for GNIS #114779 (Bowman Cemetery)

The official website for Escambia County: www.co.escambia.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Bowman Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0302, Longitude: -87.3680       In this case, the coordinates for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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