Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bowie (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bowie. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Parishes/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bowie is located in East Carroll Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of East Carroll Parish: Chicot (AR), Madison, Richland, West Carroll, Issaquena (MS) & Warren (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Bowie. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bowie:
- East Carroll Parish (The home parish of Bowie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie, with the one closest to Bowie listed first.
- Lake Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Transylvania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sondheimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Madison Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie, with the one closest to Bowie listed first.
- Omega
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Quebec
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Ashly
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Tendal
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Tallulah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Barnes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Thomastown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Morehouse Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie, with the one closest to Bowie listed first.
- Bonita
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mer Rouge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie, with the one closest to Bowie listed first.
- Delhi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Holly Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- West Carroll Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie, with the one closest to Bowie listed first.
- Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pioneer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
- Fiske
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Kilbourne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Epps
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <1>
- Ashley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie, with the one closest to Bowie listed first.
- Wilmot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Parkdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chicot County (AR)
- Eudora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Issaquena County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie, with the one closest to Bowie listed first.
- Tallula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Mayersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Chotard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Booth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Valley Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Sharkey County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie, with the one closest to Bowie listed first.
- Blanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Issaquena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Onward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Cary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Smedes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Lorenzen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Rolling Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Mont Helena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Anguilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nitta Yuma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Washington County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowie, with the one closest to Bowie listed first.
- Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Byrne City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bowie, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Bowie.
Cemeteries Near Bowie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowie.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bowie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bowie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bowie, with the one closest to Bowie listed first.
- Lone Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Way Way Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Sweet Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gailliard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heavenly Rest Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Tar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benjamin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- King Solomon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (60 more) ...
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jackson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Bowie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bowie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bowie, with the one closest to Bowie listed first.
- Lake Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Floyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Tallula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Shelburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shelburn is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Brunett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brunett is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunett
- Benham ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benham is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Robertdale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robertdale is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertdale
- Pilcher Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pilcher Point is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Point
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mayersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Kilbourne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Omega
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bowie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bowie.
Newspapers Published in Bowie ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bowie, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bowie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bowie:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to East Carroll Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Madison Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Richland Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Ashley County
- Chicot County
- Issaquena County
- Sharkey County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bowie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Bowie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |