A visit to the Cowden 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 Cowden Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cowden Cemetery:
33.3668, -87.6117
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cowden Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cowden Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Cowden Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Cowden Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cowden Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs Cemetery
- Harkey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Harkey Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkey Cemetery
- Bone Camp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bone Camp Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Camp Cemetery
- Old Prewitte Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Old Prewitte Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prewitte Cemetery
- Prewitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Prewitt Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Pole Bridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pole Bridge Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Bridge Cemetery
- Popular Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carrolls Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Simpson - Cain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Arbor Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Arbor Springs Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Springs Cemetery
- Nazareth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
- Sand Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sand Springs Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Bethabara Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethabara Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethabara Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cowden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cowden Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Samantha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Lake Front Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Coker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Echola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Buhl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Holt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Elrod
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Ingleside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Tuscaloosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- University
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Alberta City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- New Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Sahama Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Peterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Cottondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lubbub
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Gordo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kellerman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
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 Cowden Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tuscaloosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cowden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Gordo
- Tuscaloosa
- University
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 Cowden Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa 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 Cowden Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #148029 (Cowden Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #148029 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: Tuscaloosa
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Tuscaloosa South
- Location given for Cowden Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3667824 Lon: -87.6116748
- 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 Tuscaloosa, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cowden 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |