A visit to the Bowlesburg 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 Bowlesburg Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowlesburg Cemetery:
41.4750, -90.4137
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowlesburg Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bowlesburg Cemetery is located in Rock Island County<2>.
The county seat for Rock Island County is located in Rock Island. Rock Island lies just to the west of the Bowlesburg Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bowlesburg Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bowlesburg Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowlesburg Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Glennwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Glennwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennwood Cemetery
- The Glennwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105837 <5>
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Park is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Rose Lawn Memorial Estates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coal Valley Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley Cemetery
- Colona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Colona Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona Cemetery
- Homeland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Homeland Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Homeland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Barstow.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106232 <5>
- State Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The State Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Rock River View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- Fenno Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fenno Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenno Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rock Island County Fome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Homestead Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Cemetery
- Dana Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dana Edwards Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Edwards Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Hampton Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hampton Twp. Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Twp. Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Island Confederate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Island Confederate Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island Confederate Cemetery
- The Rock Island Confederate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Rebel Cemetery
- Rock Island Prison Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977216 <5>
- Post Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Post Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Cemetery
- Rock Island National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- William Carr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The William Carr Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Carr Cemetery
- Oakleaf Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakleaf Memorial Park is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakleaf Memorial Park
- Hanna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Bowlesburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowlesburg Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carbon Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Silvis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coal Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- East Moline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Briar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Colona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dayton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Barstow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Panorama Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moline
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bettendorf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rustic Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Milan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coyne Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
- Orion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Hickory Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Rapids City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Le Claire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Davenport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Bowlesburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rock Island County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowlesburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bettendorf
- Davenport
- East Moline
- Le Claire
- Milan
- Moline
- Orion
- Orion lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bowlesburg Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Orion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Rapids City
- Rock Island
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 helpful 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 Bowlesburg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Rock Island 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 Bowlesburg Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404742 (Bowlesburg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404742 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: Rock Island
- Est. Elev: 206 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coal Valley
- Location given for Bowlesburg Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4750343 Lon: -90.4137408
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Rock Island, 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- Bowlesburg 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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