A visit to the Sowles 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 Sowles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sowles Cemetery:
42.4431, -84.7972
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sowles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sowles Cemetery is located in Eaton County<2>.
The county seat for Eaton County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies just to the north northwest of the Sowles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sowles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Sowles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sowles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Clarence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Partello Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Partello Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partello Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Lee Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lee Center Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Center Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nichols Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Albion.
- The Nichols Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clarence District Number Four Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960149 <5>
- Clarence Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bosworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bosworth Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth Cemetery
- Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
- Springport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Springport Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport Cemetery
- Pierson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pierson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson Cemetery
- Pierson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pierson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Center Eaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Center Eaton Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Eaton Cemetery
- Rice Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Krenerick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Krenerick Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krenerick Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- The Rosehill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1539 <5>
- Brickyard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Center Eaton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The South Center Eaton Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Center Eaton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Center Eaton Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Charlotte and Eaton Rapids. The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Eaton Rapids.
- The South Center Eaton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Long Cemetery
- South Eaton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1772 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sowles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sowles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Duck Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Charlesworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
- Springport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rice Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Ainger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eaton Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Devereaux
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Onondaga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Petrieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petrieville is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bellevue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marengo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Kingsland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsland is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tompkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tompkins is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Potterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stalls Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
- Gresham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- West Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Windsor is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
- Pennfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Needmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Parma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Dimondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Sowles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Eaton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sowles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Bellevue
- Charlotte
- Dimondale
- Eaton Rapids
- Marshall
- Olivet
- Parma
- Springport
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 Sowles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Eaton 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 Sowles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2574880 (Sowles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2574880 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: Eaton
- Est. Elev: 296 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Duck Lake
- Location given for Sowles Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4430556 Lon: -84.7972222
- 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 Eaton, 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 from Point A (ie- Sowles 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Charlotte and Eaton Rapids. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |