A visit to the Bowerbank 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 Bowerbank Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowerbank Cemetery:
45.2539, -69.2237
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowerbank Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bowerbank Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County<2>.
The county seat for Piscataquis County is located in Dover - Foxcroft. Dover - Foxcroft lies just to the south of the Bowerbank Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bowerbank Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Bowerbank Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowerbank Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rural Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rural Grove Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Grove Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Foss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Foss Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss Cemetery
- Sebec Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sebec Corner Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec Corner Cemetery
- Sebec Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sebec Village Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec Village Cemetery
- Guilford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Guilford Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Cemetery
- McAllister Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McAllister Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister Cemetery
- North Atkinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The North Atkinson Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Atkinson Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- South Dover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawn Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Elmwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Farnham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Farnham Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- Abbot Village Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Abbot Village Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot Village Cemetery
- Frenchs Mills Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gould Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gould Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Pine Tree Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Tree Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bowerbank Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowerbank Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Steadman Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Steadman Landing is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadman Landing
- Dover - Foxcroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sebec
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Howard Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- East Sangerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Sangerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Guilford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinson Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Brownville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dover South Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Atkinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brownville Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Junction
- Silvers Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- Milo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <6>
- Monson Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
- Abbot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- Garland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- North Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
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 Bowerbank Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Piscataquis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowerbank Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dexter
- Guilford
- Milo
- Monson
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 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 Bowerbank Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maine:
- Pages specific to Piscataquis 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 Bowerbank Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1910017 (Bowerbank Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1910017 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: Piscataquis
- Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sebec Lake East
- Location given for Bowerbank Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.2539413 Lon: -69.223656
- 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 Maine's counties, including Piscataquis, 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- Bowerbank 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. |