A visit to the Sowers 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 Sowers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sowers Cemetery:
42.1805, -93.5772
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sowers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sowers Cemetery is located in Story County<2>.
The county seat for Story County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Sowers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sowers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sowers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sowers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Peerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Peerson Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerson Cemetery
- Boe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Boe Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boe Cemetery
- The Boe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Olson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2304060 <5>
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Baldus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Baldus Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldus Cemetery
- Sheffield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sheffield Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Cemetery
- Roland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Roland Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland Cemetery
- Fosen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fosen Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosen Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Randall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Randall Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Randall Cemetery
- The Old Randall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Danish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2447517 <5>
- South St. Petri Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Born Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Born Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Born Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brouhard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brouhard Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brouhard Cemetery
- Mamirelund Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mamirelund Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamirelund Cemetery
- Mamrelund Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake - Ellsworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth Clear Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arrasmith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Arrasmith Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrasmith Cemetery
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 Sowers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sowers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Story City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Randall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Roland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Gilbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zenorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jewell has also been known as:
- Jewell Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <6>
- McCallsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Mackey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Garden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Ontario
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Ames
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Radcliffe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nevada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fernald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Jordan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Stanhope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Shipley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- Zearing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Kelley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kamrar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Sowers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Story County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sowers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Ames lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sowers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Boone
- Boone lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Sowers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Colo
- Colo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Sowers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
- Ellsworth
- Hubbard
- Jewell
- McCallsburg
- Nevada
- Radcliffe
- Randall
- Roland
- Stanhope
- Story City
- Zearing
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 Sowers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Story 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 Sowers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461834 (Sowers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461834 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: Story
- Est. Elev: 301 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Story City
- Location given for Sowers Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.18054 Lon: -93.5771594
- 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 Story, 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 from Point A (ie- Sowers 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. |