A visit to the Oak Bowery Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oak Bowery Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Bowery Cemetery (FG ID #25033).
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:
32.7461, -85.4435
The Oak Bowery Cemetery is located in Chambers County<2>.
The county seat for Chambers County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 22 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.
- Spratling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Spratling Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratling Cemetery
- Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peace & Goodwill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sturkie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sturkie Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie Cemetery
- Maddox Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robertson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Smith - Willoughby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Simms Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Boyds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyds Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Farmville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Waverly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Daniel - Caldwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridge Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai 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 Oak Bowery Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Bowery Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- The Bottle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gwen Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Opelika
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Cusseta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blackman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chewacla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- LaFayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ridgewood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Camp Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Roxana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Loachapoka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huguley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Beauregard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Dudleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Osanippa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eady City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Plant City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Lanett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- River View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Penton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Agricola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Chambers County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Bowery Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Camp Hill
- LaFayette
- Lanett
- Opelika
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 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 Chambers 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #25033
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #147451 (Oak Bowery Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147451 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: Chambers
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Opelika West
- Location given for Oak Bowery Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7454082 Lon: -85.4435597
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Chambers, 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 drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |