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A visit to the Bowles 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 Bowles Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowles Cemetery:

30.5361, -81.5973

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bowles Cemetery is located in Duval County<2>.

The county seat for Duval County is located in Jacksonville. Jacksonville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Bowles Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bowles Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bowles Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowles Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ferreira Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ferreira Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferreira Cemetery
  • Dunn Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Dunn Creek Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Creek Cemetery
  • Yulee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Yulee Cemetery is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yulee Cemetery
  • Jacksonville National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ogilvie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Ogilvie Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogilvie Cemetery
  • Higginbotham Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
  • Green Pine Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Talbot Island Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Restlawn Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pickett Cemetery is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
  • Chapel Hills Memory Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • The Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Temple Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71953 <5>
    • Parsons Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Parsons Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
    • Duval County Paupers Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Potters Field
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Potters Field is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Field
    • Pinehurst Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pinehurst Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst Cemetery
    • Memorial Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Gilmore Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bowles Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowles Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Polly Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Polly Town is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
  • Yulee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Garden City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden City is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Biscayne Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Biscayne Village is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
  • Amelia City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Amelia City is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia City
  • Nassau Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Nassau Village is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
  • Talleyrand
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Talleyrand is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
  • Magnolia Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
  • Fernandina Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayport is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayport
  • Callahan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jacksonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Arlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Arlington is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Evergreen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Evergreen is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Brooklyn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Brooklyn is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Greenfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenfield is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Saint Marys
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • San Marco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • San Marco is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
    • Saint Nicholas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
    • Dungeness
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dungeness is located in Camden County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungeness
    • Crawford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Crawford is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Dyal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Dyal is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
    • Kingsland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Normandy Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bowden is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
    • Sans Pareil
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sans Pareil is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
    • San Pablo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • San Pablo is located in Duval County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
    • Atlantic Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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 Bowles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Duval County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowles Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bowles Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Duval 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 Bowles Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #279293  (Bowles Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #279293 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: Duval
      • Est. Elev: 5 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hedges
      • Location given for Bowles Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.536071     Lon: -81.5973181
      • 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 Florida's counties, including Duval, 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- Bowles 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.