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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bowls. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bowls to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bowls, please Contact Us.
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 Bowls (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 Bowls. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Bowls is historic, it would have been located within present day Gordon County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gordon County: Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, Walker & Whitfield.
Below are the counties that are near Bowls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bowls:
- Gordon County (The home county of Bowls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowls, with the one closest to Bowls listed first.
- Sonoraville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Farmville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Ranger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Calhoun Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Buff ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Soapstick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Oakman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Plainville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowls, with the one closest to Bowls listed first.
- Bolivar
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Funkhouser
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Rydal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McCallie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Cassville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Interchange Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- Country Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Corbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowls, with the one closest to Bowls listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Pennville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowls, with the one closest to Bowls listed first.
- Salacoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Waleska
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worley Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Payne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Allatoona Pass
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Holly Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Ground
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buffington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Gibson Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Motes Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowls, with the one closest to Bowls listed first.
- Acworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Logan Trace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Mitchell Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Mars Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Calumet Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Kennesaw Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Kennesaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shiloh West
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Noonday
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Cobb Place Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowls, with the one closest to Bowls listed first.
- Hermitage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bass Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Floyd Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Armuchee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Summerville Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Glenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Atlanta Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowls, with the one closest to Bowls listed first.
- Whitestone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Tails Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Yukon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- East Ellijay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellijay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Northcutt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowls, with the one closest to Bowls listed first.
- Carters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Ball Ground
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Chatsworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Paulding County
- Braswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowls, with the one closest to Bowls listed first.
- Ludville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Jerusalem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Hinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Talking Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tate
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Marble Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Big Canoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowls, with the one closest to Bowls listed first.
- Seney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockmart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowls, with the one closest to Bowls listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowls, with the one closest to Bowls listed first.
- Union Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Crown Mill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Dalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Waring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Crow ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Rocky Face
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bowls, see our County-by-County Page for Bowls.
Cemeteries Near Bowls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowls.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bowls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bowls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bowls, with the one closest to Bowls listed first.
- Glade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Happy Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis - Linn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Franklin Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Towe Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denman Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bartow Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (452 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gaines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stovall Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find Bowls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bowls.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bowls, with the one closest to Bowls listed first.
- Sonoraville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Gum Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Farmville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Cash
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cash is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Bolivar
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Adairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crane Eater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crane Eater is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Eater
- Bobo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bobo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Ranger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Redbud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redbud is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- McDaniels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McDaniels is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Grassdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grassdale is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bowls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bowls.
Newspapers Published in Bowls ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bowls, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bowls.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Bowls:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Gordon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Floyd County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Paulding County
- Pickens County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bowls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Bowls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |