A visit to the McCowen 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 McCowen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCowen Cemetery:
32.9720, -83.9129
The McCowen Cemetery is located in Monroe County<1>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Forsyth. Forsyth lies just to the north northwest of the McCowen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCowen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the McCowen Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCowen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zellner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McCough African-American Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Battle Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCommon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chambliss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Chambliss Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambliss Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Garden of Prayer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Owen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Brent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brent Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Cemetery
- Singleton Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Winn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wadley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wadley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maynard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the McCowen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCowen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smarr
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bolingbroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Box Ankle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Juliette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Culloden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lizella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goggins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Musella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Payne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Barnesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aldora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Knoxville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vinson Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Macon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roberta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wayside
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Round Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flovilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Milner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cross Keys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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 McCowen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCowen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnesville
- Flovilla
- Forsyth
- Macon
- Macon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the McCowen Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Roberta
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 McCowen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 McCowen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #317876 (McCowen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #317876 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smarr
- Location given for McCowen Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9718 Lon: -83.9126858
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- McCowen Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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