A visit to the McGowin Ferry 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 McGowin Ferry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McGowin Ferry Cemetery:
31.1651, -86.8009
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McGowin Ferry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McGowin Ferry Cemetery is located in Escambia County<2>.
The county seat for Escambia County is located in Brewton. Brewton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the McGowin Ferry Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the McGowin Ferry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McGowin Ferry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hoomesville Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Foshee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Foshee Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foshee Cemetery
- Sam McGowin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sam McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam McGowin Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Mancill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mancill Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancill Cemetery
- Still Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Still Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
- Elim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Feagin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Feagin Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feagin Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- May Creek Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Bradley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Bradley Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bradley Cemetery
- Davison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Davison Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison Cemetery
- Albrest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Albrest Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrest Cemetery
- Rock Creek Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bradley Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Rock Creek Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blackwater Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackwater Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the McGowin Ferry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McGowin Ferry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Roberts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Johnsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Bradley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Falco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Falco is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Wing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wing is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Nymph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- East Brewton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Brewton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Riverview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Castleberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Carolina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Rabb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Evergreen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Libertyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- River Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Red Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
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 McGowin Ferry 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 McGowin Ferry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brewton
- Evergreen
- Sparta - Historic
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 McGowin Ferry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Escambia 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 McGowin Ferry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #162271 (McGowin Ferry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #162271 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: Escambia
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for McGowin Ferry Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McGowin Ferry 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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