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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lake Lowery Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lake Lowery Cemetery (FG ID #2317652)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Lake Lowery Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lake Lowery Cemetery

Lat:   28.1080°   (28° 6' 28")

Lon:   -81.6947°   (-81° 41' 40")

The Lake Lowery Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Lake Lowery Cemetery .

Establishment of the Lake Lowery Cemetery ...

The Lake Lowery Cemetery was established in August 1920.

Name Variations for Lake Lowery Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Lake Lowery Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Lake Laurel Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 Lake Lowery Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Polk County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Lake Lowery Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lake Lowery Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lake Lowery Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Lake Alfred
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Hammock Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hammock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hammock Village
      • Lake Hammock Village is located in Polk County
    • Haines City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Auburndale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Inwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Polk County
    • Winter Haven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Hamilton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Davenport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dundee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jan-Phyl Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jan-Phyl Village
      • Jan-Phyl Village is located in Polk County
    • Eloise
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cypress Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Eagle Lake
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Polk City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fussels Corner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fussels Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussels Corner
        • Fussels Corner is located in Polk County
      • Kossuthville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuthville
        • Kossuthville is located in Polk County
      • Wahneta
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahneta
        • Wahneta is located in Polk County
      • Waverly
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • ChampionsGate
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ChampionsGate
        • ChampionsGate is located in Osceola County
      • Gordonville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
        • Gordonville is located in Polk County
      • Loughman
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Combee Settlement
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combee Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
        • Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
      • Crystal Lake
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
        • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
      • Poinciana Place
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poinciana Place have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinciana Place
        • Poinciana Place is located in Osceola County
      • Reunion
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

    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 Lake Lowery Cemetery. The following communities are located in Polk County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Lake Lowery Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lake Alfred Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72354 <1>
    • Rolling Hills Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lakeside Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Haines City Cemetery
      • New Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2398560 <1>
    • Inman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Inman Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inman Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Haines City Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71985 <1>
    • Auburndale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Auburndale Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Auburndale Memorial Park is located in Polk County
      • The Auburndale Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Auburndale Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburndale Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71742 <1>
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Friendship MB Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ret Row Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ret Row Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Ret Row Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jamestown Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ret Row Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72512 <1>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Davenport.
        • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Davenport Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71888 <1>
      • Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Collins Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Glover Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • The Glover Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Glover Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Thornhill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glover Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72037 <1>
      • Church of Christ Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • The Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Church of Christ Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Eagle Lake.
        • The Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Eagle Lake Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of Christ Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71920 <1>
      • Wahneta Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • The Wahneta Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Wahneta Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Shady Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahneta Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2339742 <1>
      • Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 Lake Lowery Cemetery:

    The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

    The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

    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 Florida's counties, including Polk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lake Lowery Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1080, Longitude: -81.6947    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.









 

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