A visit to the Sowles 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 Sowles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sowles Cemetery:
41.6695, -84.9994
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sowles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sowles Cemetery is located in Steuben County<2>.
The county seat for Steuben County is located in Angola. Angola lies just to the south of the Sowles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sowles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sowles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sowles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Circle Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Kope Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kope Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Circle Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jones Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85566 <5>
- Lakeside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
- Lake Gage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lake Gage Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gage Cemetery
- Matson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Matson Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matson Cemetery
- South Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The South Scott Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Scott Cemetery
- The Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, The Old Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fremont.
- The Old Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fremont Cemetery
- Old Fremont Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #170367 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Flint Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pleasant Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dygert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dygert Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dygert Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Teegardin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Teegardin Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegardin Cemetery
- North Otsgeo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The North Otsgeo Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otsgeo Cemetery
- Munday Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Munday Cemetery is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday Cemetery
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 Sowles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sowles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Angola
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Fremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Russels Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- York is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Ray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Ray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canada Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Orland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Alvarado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Clear Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Stroh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Greenfield Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Brushy Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Cooney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Hatmaker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Northwest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Camden
(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 Sowles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Steuben County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sowles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Angola
- Ashley
- Camden
- Montgomery
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Sowles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Steuben 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 Sowles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #443902 (Sowles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #443902 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: Steuben
- Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Angola East
- Location given for Sowles Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6694947 Lon: -84.9994087
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Steuben, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sowles 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. |