A visit to the Dowler 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 Dowler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dowler Cemetery:
41.5583, -93.1363
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dowler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dowler Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Newton. Newton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Dowler Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dowler Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Dowler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dowler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ritter - Worth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- The Monroe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silent City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95492 <5>
- Gifford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Griffis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waveland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhinehart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rhinehart Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinehart Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Dunreath Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dunreath Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunreath Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pendroy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pendroy Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendroy Cemetery
- Rorabaugh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rorabaugh Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rorabaugh Cemetery
- Kelley Family Burial Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibbens Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibbens Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Otley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334644 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Livingston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Red Rock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Red Rock Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Cemetery
- Mikesell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mikesell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesell Cemetery
- Burkhalter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Burkhalter Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhalter Cemetery
- Kleins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Kleins Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleins Cemetery
- Palo Alto Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Palo Alto Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dowler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dowler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reasnor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Metz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Percy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Percy is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Otley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vandalia is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cordova is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lambs Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Runnells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Swan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Goddard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Killduff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Oswalt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Pleasantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Castle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Howell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Pella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sully
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Valeria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Adelphi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Adelphi is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
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 Dowler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dowler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Colfax
- Mitchellville
- Monroe
- Newton
- Pella
- Pleasantville
- Prairie City
- Runnells
- Sully
- Swan
- Swan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Dowler Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Swan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
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 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 Dowler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 Dowler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1999689 (Dowler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1999689 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prairie City
- Location given for Dowler Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5583247 Lon: -93.1363135
- 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 Jasper, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dowler 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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