A visit to the Gowan 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 Gowan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gowan Cemetery:
34.6334, -86.7053
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gowan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gowan Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Gowan Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Gowan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gowan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jamar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jamar Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamar Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Inman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Inman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Cemetery
- Ragland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ragland Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Lanier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lanier Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier Cemetery
- Lanier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lanier Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Green Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- Faith Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Holding Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holding Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Barclay - Teney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Triana Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Triana Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana Cemetery
- Penland - Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Fennil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fennil Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennil Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gowan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gowan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Triana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Swancott
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Westlake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- English Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Winton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Lacey's Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Valhermoso Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Capshaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Greenwycke Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Monrovia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Belle Mina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Priceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Big Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Garner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Briscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Jeff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Chase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Normal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Gowan Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gowan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Gowan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Gowan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #149964 (Gowan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #149964 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Madison
- Location given for Gowan Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6334249 Lon: -86.7052747
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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 Madison, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gowan 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. |