A visit to the Sam McGowin 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 Sam McGowin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sam McGowin Cemetery:
31.1174, -86.8189
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sam McGowin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sam McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County<2>.
The county seat for Escambia County is located in Brewton. Brewton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Sam McGowin Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Sam McGowin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sam McGowin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Damascus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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 northeast)
- The Foshee Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foshee Cemetery
- McGowin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowin Cemetery
- Elim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- Mancill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mancill Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancill Cemetery
- McGowin Ferry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McGowin Ferry Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowin Ferry Cemetery
- Still Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Still Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Hoomesville Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Bradley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Bradley Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bradley Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- May Creek Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bradley Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fuqua Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
- Union Hill Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwater Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackwater Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sam McGowin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sam McGowin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roberts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Bradley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Johnsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Falco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Falco is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Wing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wing is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Riverview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Paul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Brewton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Brewton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Nymph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Castleberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Mount Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Carolina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Cannon Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Pollard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Red Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
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 Sam McGowin 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 Sam McGowin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brewton
- Jay
- Jay lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Sam McGowin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Sparta - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sam McGowin Cemetery:
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- 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 Sam McGowin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #162269 (Sam McGowin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #162269 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 Sam McGowin 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sam McGowin 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. |