A visit to the Bowdon Baptist 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 Bowdon Baptist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowdon Baptist Cemetery:
33.5398, -85.2574
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowdon Baptist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bowdon Baptist Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Bowdon Baptist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bowdon Baptist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bowdon Baptist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowdon Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sandy Flat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sandy Flat Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Rolling Acres Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Shiloh UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh UMC Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Jonesville.
- The Shiloh UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36973 <5>
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Garretts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Kansas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kansas Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Buchanan Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Pinetucky Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pinetucky Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bowdon Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowdon Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bowdon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jonesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Ranburne
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ephesus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Roopville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Sewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Roosterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Carrollton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bowdon Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Waco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Budapest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Ai
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frolona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Centralhatchee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Bremen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tallapoosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Morrison Crossroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Cambridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Muscadine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
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 Bowdon Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowdon Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowdon
- Bowdon lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bowdon Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bowdon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
- Bremen
- Bremen lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bowdon Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bremen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Carrollton
- Tallapoosa
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bowdon Baptist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Bowdon Baptist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #350072 (Bowdon Baptist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #350072 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bowdon West
- Location given for Bowdon Baptist Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5398329 Lon: -85.2574487
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Carroll, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bowdon Baptist 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. |