A visit to the Oak Bowery 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 Oak Bowery Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Bowery Cemetery:
31.9210, -86.4950
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Bowery Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Bowery Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Oak Bowery Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Bowery Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oak Bowery Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Bowery Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Perdue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- The Spring Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26405 <5>
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Summer Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Moriah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Antioch East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch East Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch East Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Andress Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Andress Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andress Cemetery
- Myrtlewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Myrtlewood Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Dry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dry Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cemetery
- Panola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Panola Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Oak Bowery Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Bowery Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Deposit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Honoraville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Sandy Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Davenport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Lapine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Letohatchee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Vernledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Cherokee Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Rutledge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Petrey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Grady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bolling
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Hayneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kent
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Ramer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ada
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Luverne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pintlala
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Bragg's
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Forest Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mosses
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Gordonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Shacklesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Chapman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Vidette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Wingard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Red Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
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 Oak Bowery Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Bowery Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapman
- Fort Deposit
- Greenville
- Hayneville
- Luverne
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Oak Bowery Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 Oak Bowery Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #164176 (Oak Bowery Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #164176 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Danielsville
- Location given for Oak Bowery Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.920984 Lon: -86.4949715
- 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 Butler, 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- Oak Bowery 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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