A visit to the Cowan 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 Cowan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cowan Cemetery:
40.0594, -95.0878
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cowan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cowan Cemetery is located in Holt County<2>.
The county seat for Holt County is located in Oregon. Oregon lies just to the south southwest of the Cowan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cowan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cowan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cowan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nichols Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McGuire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Nodaway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nodaway Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway Cemetery
- South Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oregon Cemetery
- Brodback Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brodback Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodback Cemetery
- Roderick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Roderick Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderick Cemetery
- Forest City Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fillmore Cemetery is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore Cemetery
- Schooler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Baldwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Kyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Kyle Cemetery is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Shamberger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Shamberger Cemetery is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamberger Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Mound City.
- The Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center District Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27995 <5>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Clizer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Clizer Cemetery is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clizer Cemetery
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 Cowan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cowan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Point is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- Oregon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Forest City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maitland is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Mound City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forbes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forbes is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Graham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Bigelow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bigelow is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- White Cloud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Cloud is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Iowa Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
- Nodaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nodaway is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fortescue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fortescue is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Big Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Big Lake is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Sparks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Rosendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bolckow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bolckow is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Fanning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Amazonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Savannah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyeth ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wyeth is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth
- Skidmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rea is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Craig
(17 miles [27.4 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 Cowan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Holt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cowan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnard
- Bigelow
- Bolckow
- Craig
- Fillmore
- Forest City
- Maitland
- Mound City
- Oregon
- Rea
- Rea lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Cowan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rea.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Savannah
- Skidmore
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cowan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Holt 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 Cowan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #743361 (Cowan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #743361 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: Holt
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Point
- Location given for Cowan Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0594393 Lon: -95.0877523
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Holt, 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 from Point A (ie- Cowan 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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