A visit to the Bowman City 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 Bowman City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowman City Cemetery:
34.2018, -83.0235
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowman City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bowman City Cemetery is located in Elbert County<2>.
The county seat for Elbert County is located in Elberton. Elberton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Bowman City Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bowman City Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bowman City Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowman City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Faith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- Old Holley Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fork Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33994 <5>
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vanna Chapel Church Cemetery
- Hall Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Grove Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Grove Cemetery
- Ruckers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ruckers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Ruckers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ruckers Grove Cemetery
- Roy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Roy Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Cemetery
- McGarity Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McGarity Family Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGarity Family Cemetery
- The McGarity Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kay Family Cemetery
- Vanna UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Vanna UMC Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanna UMC Cemetery
- The Vanna UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fellowship Cemetery
- Fellowship Methodist Church Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
- Dewy Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dewy Rose Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewy Rose Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Liberty Congregational Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Browns Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Berryman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Berryman Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Berryman Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32740 <5>
- Vineyards Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Stinchcomb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stinchcomb Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinchcomb Cemetery
- Maple Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Maple Spring Cemetery is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- St. Johns CME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns CME Church Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns CME Church Cemetery
- The St. Johns CME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Old Hendry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Hendry Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hendry Cemetery
- The Old Hendry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Hendry's Baptist Church Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bowman City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowman City Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bowman
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harper
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Dewy Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Goss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Royston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Franklin Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Flat Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Comer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Danielsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Colbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maretts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Ila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Bowman City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elbert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowman City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carnesville
- Danielsville
- Elberton
- Hartwell
- Lavonia
- Royston
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 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 Bowman City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Elbert 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 Bowman City Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #347799 (Bowman City Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347799 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: Elbert
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bowman
- Location given for Bowman City Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2017742 Lon: -83.0234777
- 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 Elbert, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bowman City 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. |
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