A visit to the Bowen Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Bowen Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowen Cemetery
Lat: 32.0966° (32° 5' 47")
Lon: -83.2518° (-83° 15' 6")
The Bowen Cemetery is located in Dodge County<2>.
The county seat for Dodge County is located in Eastman. Eastman lies just to the north northeast of the Bowen Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bowen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burney Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burney Cooper Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burney Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Burney Cooper Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
- The County Line Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the County Line Baptist Church Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Eastman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135136 <5>
- New Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- The New Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2502867 <5>
- Old Fair Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fair Haven Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fair Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Fair Haven Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Ruth Prince Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruth Prince Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruth Prince Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ruth Prince Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Simmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Lampkin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lampkin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lampkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lampkin Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Pittman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Harrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
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- Rhine City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhine City Cemetery
- The Rhine City Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- The Rhine City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bay Springs Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Orphans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orphans Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orphans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Orphans Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Daniels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Cannonville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cannonville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cannonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cannonville Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Stubbs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stubbs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stubbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stubbs Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Bowell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bowell Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Reaves - Bates Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reaves - Bates Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reaves - Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Reaves - Bates Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Harrell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Dodge County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bowen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Abbeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rhine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Rhine is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <6>
- Eastman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chauncey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Telfair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <6>
- Pineview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rochelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
- Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <6>
- Plainfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Dodge County
- Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <6>
- Empire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Dodge County
- Yonkers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Yonkers is located in Dodge County
- Hawkinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pitts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bryant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Bryant is located in Dodge County
- Cochran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McRae - Helena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McRae
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- McRae is located in Telfair County
- Cadwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Seville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
- Seville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <6>
- Rebecca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Abba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
- Abba is located in Ben Hill County
- Cedar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
- Rentz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentz
- Rentz is located in Laurens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentz <6>
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 Bowen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dodge County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Cochran
- Eastman
- Hawkinsville
- McRae
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bowen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Dodge County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Bowen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #311672 (Bowen Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #311672 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Abbeville North
- County: Dodge Elev: 98
- Location given for GNIS #311672 (Bowen Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Dodge, 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 things 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 Bowen Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0966, Longitude: -83.2518 In this case, the coordinates for the Bowen Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |