A visit to the Bowers Cemetery ...
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The location of the Bowers Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bowers Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowers Cemetery
Lat: 40.1964° (40° 11' 47")
Lon: -86.7431° (-86° 44' 35")
The Bowers Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Crawfordsville. Crawfordsville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Bowers Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bowers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Peterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Clouser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clouser Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clouser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clouser Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- McKendra Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKendra Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKendra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McKendra Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Plainview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Yorktown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Shilo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shilo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shilo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shilo Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Clarks Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Hill Cemetery
- The Clarks Hill Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- The Clarks Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clark Cemetery
- Clarksville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84635 <5>
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Loveless Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loveless Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loveless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Loveless Cemetery is located in Clinton County
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- Abbot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbot Cemetery
- The Abbot Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- The Abbot Cemetery has also been known as:
- Abbot - Fickle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84135 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Stingley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stingley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stingley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stingley Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Holladay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holladay Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holladay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holladay Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoemaker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoemaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
- Maple Law Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Law Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Law Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Maple Law Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Lawn Cemetery
- The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Boone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Thorntown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85793 <5>
- Gipson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gipson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gipson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gipson Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Manson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manson Cemetery
- The Manson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Manson Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Manson.
- Newcomer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newcomer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newcomer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Newcomer Cemetery is located in Tippecanoe County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bowers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bowers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Colfax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clarks Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fickle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Stockwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Gladens Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Thorntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Manson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <7>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cherry Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherry Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Romney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corwin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Shannondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Smartsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hazelrigg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hazelrigg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Reagan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reagan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- New Richmond is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richmond <7>
- Crawfordsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Frankfort
(13 miles [20.9 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 Bowers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarks Hill
- Colfax
- Crawfordsville
- Darlington
- Dayton
- Frankfort
- Linden
- Mulberry
- New Richmond
- Stockwell
- Thorntown
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 Bowers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Montgomery County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Bowers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431397 (Bowers Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #431397 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Colfax
- County: Montgomery Elev: 245
- Location given for GNIS #431397 (Bowers Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 Indiana's counties, including Montgomery, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bowers Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1964, Longitude: -86.7431 In this case, the coordinates for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |