A visit to the Bowling 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 Bowling Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowling Cemetery:
38.3175, -82.6335
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowling Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bowling Cemetery is located in Boyd County<2>.
The county seat for Boyd County is located in Catlettsburg. Catlettsburg lies just to the north northeast of the Bowling Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bowling Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Bowling Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowling Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Arthur Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Arthur Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Cemetery
- Robinette Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Robinette Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Cyrus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cyrus Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus Cemetery
- Bryants Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bryants Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Cemetery
- Clarkson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Clarkson Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Cemetery
- Hazlett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hazlett Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlett Cemetery
- Fannin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fannin Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin Cemetery
- Rawles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rawles Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawles Cemetery
- Lockwood - White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lockwood - White Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood - White Cemetery
- The Lockwood - White Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lockwood Cemetery
- Lockwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bates & Crum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bently Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bently Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bently Cemetery
- Blacks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Blacks Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks Cemetery
- Hatten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatten Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatten Cemetery
- Thacker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thacker Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacker Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Runyon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Runyon Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyon Cemetery
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 Bowling Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowling Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Sandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Durbin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Lockwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Mavity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Boltsfork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Buchanan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Estep ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Ceredo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kenova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catlettsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cannonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Buffalo Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- South Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Princess
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Hubbardstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Normal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Rush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Sybene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Cliffside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
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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 Bowling Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boyd County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowling Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlington
- Catlettsburg
- Ceredo
- Kenova
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 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 Bowling Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Boyd 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 Bowling Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2088992 (Bowling Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2088992 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: Boyd
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boltsfork
- Location given for Bowling Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.317475 Lon: -82.63348
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Boyd, 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- Bowling 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |