A visit to the Bower 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 Bower Cemetery ...
The Bower Cemetery is located in Greene County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Dallas Twp. Cemetery
- The Dallas Twp. Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Twp. Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
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- Fairview UMC Cemetery
- The Fairview UMC Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview UMC Cemetery
- The Fairview UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2348924 <2>
- Franklin Cemetery
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Greene County
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- German Cemetery
- The German Cemetery is located in Greene County
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- Highview Memorial Gardens
- Messenger Cemetery
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
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- Moore Cemetery
- Mowrer Cemetery
- The Mowrer Cemetery is located in Dallas County
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- Myers Cemetery
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Dallas County
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- Old Rippey Cemetery
- The Old Rippey Cemetery is located in Greene County
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- Peoples Cemetery
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Boone County
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- Peoples Cemetery
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Boone County
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- PLeasant Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Richland Memorial Cemetery
- The Richland Memorial Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
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- The Richland Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95938 <2>
- Rippey Cemetery
- The Rippey Cemetery is located in Greene County
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- St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
- Swede Valley Lutheran Cemetery
- Valleyview Cemetery
- The Valleyview Cemetery is located in Dallas County
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- Van Horn Cemetery
- The Van Horn Cemetery is located in Greene County
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- Violet Hill Cemetery
- The Violet Hill Cemetery is located in Dallas County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bagley
- Bagley is located in Guthrie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Beaver
- Beaver is located in Boone County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Berkley
- Berkley is located in Boone County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Bouton
- Cooper
- Cooper is located in Greene County
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- Dallas Center
- Dana
- Dana is located in Greene County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Dawson
- Dawson is located in Dallas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Grand Junction
- Herndon
- Herndon is located in Guthrie County
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- Jamaica
- Jefferson
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- Linden
- Linden is located in Dallas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Minburn
- Minburn is located in Dallas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Moingona
- Moingona is located in Boone County
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- Ogden
- Panora
- Panther
- Panther is located in Dallas County
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- Perry
- Rippey
- Rippey is located in Greene County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Woodward
- Xenia
- Xenia is located in Dallas County
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- Yale
- Yale is located in Guthrie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
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 Bower Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bagley
- Bouton
- Dallas Center
- Grand Junction
- Jefferson
- Madrid
- Minburn
- Ogden
- Panora
- Perry
- Woodward
- Yale
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 Bower Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Bower Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #454773 (Bower Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #454773 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dawson
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bower Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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