A visit to the Owens 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 Owens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Owens Cemetery:
32.7204, -87.9008
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Owens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Owens Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Eutaw. Eutaw lies just to the north of the Owens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Owens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Owens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Owens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Kirksey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Kirksey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey Cemetery
- Cooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooks Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Zion Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Blocker Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Blocker Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker Hill Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zoar Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zoar Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Morning Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Hard Bargain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hard Bargain Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Bargain Cemetery
- Bird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bird Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Forkland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21638 <5>
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- DeVelle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The DeVelle Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeVelle Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Brasfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brasfield Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Creehill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Creehill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creehill Cemetery
- Erie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Erie Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Cemetery
- New Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Owens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Owens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Boligee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eutaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lizzieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Sawyerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Miller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- McDowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Epes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Demopolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Akron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Cedarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Moore Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Gainesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Brewersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Greensboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Greene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coatopa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Gallion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Prairieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
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 Owens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Owens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Demopolis
- Epes
- Eutaw
- Forkland
- Gainesville
- Greensboro
- Livingston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Owens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Owens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158413 (Owens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158413 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 46 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forkland
- Location given for Owens Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7204101 Lon: -87.9008479
- 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 Greene, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Owens 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |