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A visit to the Bow Creek 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 Bow Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bow Creek Cemetery:

39.5682, -99.2699

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bow Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bow Creek Cemetery is located in Phillips County<2>.

The county seat for Phillips County is located in Phillipsburg. Phillipsburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Bow Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bow Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Bow Creek Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bow Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lockwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
  • West Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The West Hope Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hope Cemetery
  • Old Stockton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Old Stockton Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stockton Cemetery
  • Marvin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Marvin Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Stockton.
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Ash Rock Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Ash Rock Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Rock Cemetery
  • Kirin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Kirin Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirin Cemetery
  • Woodston Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Woodston Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Woodston.
    • The Woodston Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Woodstown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94110 <5>
  • Spring Branch Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hillsdale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
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    • Fairview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
    • Belmont Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
    • Webster Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
    • Hobart Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Hobart Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart Cemetery
    • Belmont Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
    • Slate Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Slate Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Survey Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Survey Cemetery is located in Rooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Survey Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Leasburg Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Leasburg Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg Cemetery
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
    • Agra Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Agra Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra Cemetery
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bow Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bow Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Glade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Glade is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Stockton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stockton is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
    • Former name for Stockton:
    • Stocktown
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <6>
  • Kirwin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Speed
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Speed is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Phillipsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Woodston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodston is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Woodston has also been known as:
    • Woodston Saw
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodston <6>
  • Webster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Webster is located in Rooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Claudell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Claudell is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
  • Agra
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Agra is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Logan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Alton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Alton is located in Osborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Cedar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cedar is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Kensington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Kensington is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Stuttgart
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Stuttgart is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
    • Nicodemus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Plainville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Gaylord
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Athol
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Athol is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people

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 Bow Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phillips County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bow Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Agra
    • Agra lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bow Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Agra.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
  • Athol
    • Athol lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Bow Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athol.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Bogue
    • Bogue lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bow Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bogue.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
  • Codell
  • Densmore
  • Gaylord
  • Glade
    • Glade lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bow Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Glade.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
  • Kensington
  • Kirwin
  • Logan
    • Logan lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bow Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Logan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Nicodemus
  • Palco
    • Palco lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Bow Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bow Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Phillips 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 Bow Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #472130  (Bow Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #472130 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: Phillips
      • Est. Elev: 554 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Glade SE
      • Location given for Bow Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.5680655     Lon: -99.2700957
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Phillips, 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' (or 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- Bow Creek 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.