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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bower Cemetery:
41.8655, -94.1783
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bower Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bower Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Bower Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bower Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Bower Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bower Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dallas Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dallas Twp. Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Twp. Cemetery
- Valleyview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Valleyview Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview Cemetery
- Rippey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rippey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey Cemetery
- Mowrer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mowrer Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrer Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Violet Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Violet Hill Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <5>
- Old Rippey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Rippey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rippey Cemetery
- Van Horn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Van Horn Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horn Cemetery
- Highview Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Richland Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Richland Memorial Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Memorial Cemetery
- The Richland Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95938 <5>
- Messenger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- PLeasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Peoples Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The German Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Peoples Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Cemetery
- Swede Valley Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 based on their distance from Bower Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Rippey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rippey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Perry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jamaica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Berkley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Bouton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Herndon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Herndon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Cooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Minburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minburn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Yale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Grand Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Panther
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
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- Beaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Woodward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bagley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bagley is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Xenia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Xenia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Ogden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Panora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Dallas Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moingona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moingona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
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
- Ogden lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bower Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Panora
- Perry
- Woodward
- Yale
- Yale lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Bower Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
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 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
- Location given for Bower Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8655403 Lon: -94.1782936
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <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. |