A visit to the Bowie Chapel 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 Bowie Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowie Chapel Cemetery:
33.1746, -89.3426
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowie Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bowie Chapel Cemetery is located in Attala County<2>.
The county seat for Attala County is located in Kosciusko. Kosciusko lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bowie Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bowie Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bowie Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowie Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Bowie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Old Bowie Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bowie Cemetery
- Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
- McCool Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McCool Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool Cemetery
- Bloomingburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bloomingburg Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingburg Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Edgefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Edgefield Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Hannah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hannah Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- White Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The White Plains Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Carson Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Carson Ridge Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Ridge Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- First Unity UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weir Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Weir Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bowie Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowie Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McCool
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Weir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- French Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hinze
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Langley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Vowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Ackerman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Kosciusko
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Plattsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Williams
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Hesterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Noxapater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reform
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Auris ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Rocky Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Sibleyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
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 Bowie Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Attala County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowie Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackerman
- Eupora
- French Camp
- Kilmichael
- Kosciusko
- Louisville
- Plattsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bowie Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Attala 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 Bowie Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691047 (Bowie Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691047 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: Attala
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McCool
- Location given for Bowie Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1745711 Lon: -89.3425702
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Attala, 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- Bowie Chapel 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. |