A visit to the Cowarts Creek Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Cowarts Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cowarts Creek Cemetery:
31.1530, -85.3063
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cowarts Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cowarts Creek Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Dothan. Dothan lies just to the northwest of the Cowarts Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cowarts Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Cowarts Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cowarts Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crestlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Crestlawn Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Cemetery
- Cowarts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cowarts Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Memphis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Memphis Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Hurts Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hurts Chapel Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurts Chapel Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Ashford City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ashford City Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford City Cemetery
- Dothan City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dothan City Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan City Cemetery
- Rocky Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rocky Creek Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek Cemetery
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Selma Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Selma Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma Cemetery
- The Selma Cemetery has also been known as:
- Selma Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2594112 <5>
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Lassiter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Memory Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Memory Hill Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Hill Cemetery
- Little Vine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cowarts Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cowarts Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Avon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Cowarts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keyton's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Ashford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parish
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hodgesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Cottonwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Webb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dothan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rehobeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Tidwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kinsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Madrid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madrid is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Parker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Merritts Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Malvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Williams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williams is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Grimes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Headland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Cowarts Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cowarts Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashford
- Dothan
- Headland
- Midland City
- Napier Field
- Parish
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cowarts Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Houston County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Cowarts Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #149902 (Cowarts Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #149902 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Houston
- Est. Elev: 68 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dothan East
- Location given for Cowarts Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1529565 Lon: -85.3063216
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Houston, 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 from Point A (ie- Cowarts Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |
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