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A visit to the Dowd 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 Dowd Cemetery ...

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

42.6736, -85.9181

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

The Dowd Cemetery is located in Allegan County<2>.

The county seat for Allegan County is located in Allegan. Allegan lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Dowd Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dowd Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Dowd Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bentheim Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Bentheim Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentheim Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
  • Overisel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overisel Cemetery
  • New Overisel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The New Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Overisel Cemetery
  • Poplar Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Poplar Hill Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill Cemetery
  • Burnips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Burnips Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips Cemetery
  • Van Dam Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Old Overisel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Overisel Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Overisel Cemetery
  • Junction Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Junction Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Cemetery
  • Jewett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Jewett Cemetery is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Cemetery
  • Allegan County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • East Drenthe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The East Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Drenthe Cemetery
    • Old Drenthe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Old Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Drenthe Cemetery
    • Valley Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Valley Twp. Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Twp. Cemetery
    • Millgrove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Millgrove Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Millgrove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Allegan.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1014084 <5>
    • St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • West Drenthe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The West Drenthe Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Drenthe Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Tanner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Tanner Cemetery is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Catholic Church of New Salem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dowd Cemetery.

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

  • Diamond Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
  • Hamilton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Burnips
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnips is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
    • Former name for Burnips:
    • Burnip's Corners
  • South Monterey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Monterey is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monterey
  • Fillmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Drenthe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
  • Hopkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Salem is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Forest Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Hilliards
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
  • Forest Grove Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
  • Boyd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Boyd is located in Allegan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fennville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Allegan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dorr
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Zeeland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Dorr
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Dorr is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
    • Jamestown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Waverly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Waverly is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Holland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Graafschap
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
    • Moline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Moline is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • Byron Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Noordeloos
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Noordeloos is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noordeloos
    • Hudsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Beechwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Beechwood is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood

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 Dowd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Dowd Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Allegan 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 Dowd Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2574044  (Dowd Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2574044 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: Allegan
      • Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hamilton East
      • Location given for Dowd Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.6736111     Lon: -85.9180556
      • 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 Allegan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dowd 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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