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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Oak Bowery (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Oak Bowery. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Oak Bowery is located in Chambers County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chambers County: Lee, Randolph, Tallapoosa, Harris (GA) & Troup (GA).

Below are the counties that are near Oak Bowery. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Bowery:

  • Chambers County     (The home county of Oak Bowery)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.
    • Cusseta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cusseta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta
      • Cusseta is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cusseta <2>
    • Waverly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • LaFayette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Huguley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huguley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
      • Huguley is located in Chambers County
    • Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
      • Valley is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <2>
    • Plant City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plant City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
      • Plant City is located in Chambers County
    • Eady City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eady City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
      • Eady City is located in Chambers County
    • Osanippa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osanippa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
      • Osanippa is located in Chambers County
    • Chapel Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
      • Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
    • Lanett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • River View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
      • River View is located in Chambers County
    • Penton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
      • Penton is located in Chambers County
    • Fredonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Chambers County
  • Clay County
    • Motley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
      • Motley is located in Clay County
  • Elmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.
    • Irma ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
      • Irma is located in Elmore County
    • Tallassee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hale County
    • Erie ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Hale County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.
    • The Bottle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
      • The Bottle is located in Lee County
    • Gwen Mill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
      • Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
    • Opelika
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opelika have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelika
      • Opelika is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelika <2>
    • Auburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <2>
    • Chewacla
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chewacla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
      • Chewacla is located in Lee County
    • Ridgewood Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
    • Loachapoka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Beauregard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
      • Beauregard is located in Lee County
    • Roxana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
      • Roxana is located in Lee County
    • Salem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Blanton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
      • Blanton is located in Lee County
    • Bleecker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bleecker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
      • Bleecker is located in Lee County
    • Prince Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
      • Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.
    • Notasulga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notasulga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notasulga
      • Notasulga is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notasulga <2>
    • Liberty City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
      • Liberty City is located in Macon County
    • Society Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Society Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
      • Society Hill is located in Macon County
    • Tuskegee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.
    • Peavy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
      • Peavy is located in Randolph County
    • Wadley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Wadley is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <2>
    • Roanoke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
      • Roanoke is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <2>
    • Forester Chapel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forester Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
      • Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
    • Almond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
      • Almond is located in Randolph County
    • Rock Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
      • Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.
    • Crawford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Russell County
    • Hugley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
      • Hugley is located in Russell County
    • Ladonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
      • Ladonia is located in Russell County
  • Tallapoosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.
    • Camp Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
      • Camp Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <2>
    • Dudleyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
      • Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Slaughters ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
      • Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Agricola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agricola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
      • Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Church Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Dadeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
      • Dadeville is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,007 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <2>
    • Frog Eye
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
      • Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Daviston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksons' Gap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Reeltown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
      • Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Susannah ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Susannah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
      • Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Truett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
      • Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Benson ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Harris County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.
    • Pine Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
      • Pine Lake is located in Harris County (GA)
    • Mountain Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
      • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
  • Heard County (GA)
    • Glenn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Muscogee County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.
    • Twin Chapel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
      • Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
    • Fortson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson
      • Fortson is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortson <2>
  • Troup County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.
    • West Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • North West Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
      • North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Abbottsford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
      • Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Evansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Pioneer Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Pioneer Village is located in Troup County (GA)
    • West Lake Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
      • West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Rockwell Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwell Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
      • Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County (GA)
    • LaGrange
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
      • LaGrange is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Bowery, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Bowery.

Newspapers Published in Oak Bowery ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Bowery.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Bowery, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Bowery.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oak Bowery:

Cemeteries Near Oak Bowery ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Bowery.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Bowery covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.

  • Oak Bowery Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Luke CME Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Spratling Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spratling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spratling Cemetery
  • Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26822 <5>
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21932 <5>
  • Sturkie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sturkie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sturkie Cemetery
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Simms Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simms Cemetery
  • Robertson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Robertson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robertson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25842 <5>
  • Boyds Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyds Cemetery
  • Peace & Goodwill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace & Goodwill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace & Goodwill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (341 more) ...
    • Maddox Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maddox Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maddox Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24156 <5>
    • Scott Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oak Bowery had a population of 137 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.

  • Gold Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gold Hill is located in Lee County
  • Tuckersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckersburg
    • Tuckersburg is located in Chambers County
  • Boyds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
    • Boyds is located in Chambers County
  • Moorefield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
    • Moorefield is located in Chambers County
  • Opelika
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opelika have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelika
    • Opelika is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,135 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelika <2>
  • Cusseta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cusseta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta
    • Cusseta is located in Chambers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cusseta <2>
  • Waverly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Chambers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Blackman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
    • Blackman is located in Chambers County
  • Auburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <2>
  • Chewacla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chewacla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
    • Chewacla is located in Lee County
  • LaFayette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Judson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Judson is located in Chambers County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Loachapoka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Chambers County
    • Camp Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
      • Camp Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Bowery. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Bowery.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Bowery. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chambers County: www.chamberscounty.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Bowery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Bowery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7507, Longitude: -85.4363       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Bowery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak Bowery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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