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A visit to the Bowers Harbor 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 Bowers Harbor Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowers Harbor Cemetery:

44.9011, -85.5481

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

The Bowers Harbor Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County<2>.

The county seat for Grand Traverse County is located in Traverse City. Traverse City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Bowers Harbor Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bowers Harbor Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Bowers Harbor Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Ogdensburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ogdensburg Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Sutton Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Sutton Twp. Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Twp. Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • Bingham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Bingham Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
  • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Heimforth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Heimforth Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heimforth Cemetery
  • Yuba Acme Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Yuba Acme Twp. Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba Acme Twp. Cemetery
  • Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Acme Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Acme Twp. Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme Twp. Cemetery
    • Acme Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Acme Twp. Cemetery is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme Twp. Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Fouch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fouch Cemetery is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouch Cemetery
    • South Milton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The South Milton Cemetery is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milton Cemetery
    • Kewadin Indian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Antrim County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Omena Presbyterian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Oakwood Catholic Diocesan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
      • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Traverse City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1299 <5>

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 Bowers Harbor Cemetery.

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

  • Mapleton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Old Mission
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bingham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
  • Elk Rapids
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Suttons Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hatchs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
  • Peshawbestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Peshawbestown is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshawbestown
  • Manseau ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Manseau is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
  • Angel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
    • Angel has also been known as:
    • Angel Station
    • Angell Station
  • Kewadin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Greilickville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
  • Acme
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lake Leelanau
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Omena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Traverse City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Williamsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Torch River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
    • Schomberg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
    • Bodus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
    • Isadore ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Isadore is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
    • Cedar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Solon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Solon is located in Leelanau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Mabel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Tunk ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
    • Rapid City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Alden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Leland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Bowers Harbor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grand Traverse County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowers Harbor Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Bowers Harbor Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Grand Traverse 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 Bowers Harbor Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #621805  (Bowers Harbor Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #621805 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: Grand Traverse
      • Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mapleton
      • Location given for Bowers Harbor Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.9011119     Lon: -85.5481337
      • 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 Michigan's counties, including Grand Traverse, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bowers Harbor 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.
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