A visit to the Bowles 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 Bowles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowles Cemetery:
34.2993, -89.4898
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bowles Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Oxford. Oxford lies just to the north northwest of the Bowles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bowles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bowles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Yellow Leaf Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Yellow Leaf Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Leaf Cemetery
- South Oxford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The South Oxford Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oxford Cemetery
- Church Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Church Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Grove Cemetery
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pine Flat Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat Cemetery
- Kingdom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kingdom Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- McGonigal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McGonigal Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGonigal Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- North Oxford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The North Oxford Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford Cemetery
- Ship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ship Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Keel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Keel Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- Humphreys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Humphreys Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys Cemetery
- Paris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Paris Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
- Tula Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Tula Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula Cemetery
- Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Chapel CME Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bowles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Taylor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Delay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Altus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Cornish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Alesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Water Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Banner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toccopola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sarepta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Thaxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Velma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Harmontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Laws Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Turnpike
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
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 Bowles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruce
- Bruce lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bowles Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bruce.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Oxford
- Water Valley
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 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 Bowles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Bowles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #704818 (Bowles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #704818 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yocona
- Location given for Bowles Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2992742 Lon: -89.4898031
- 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 Lafayette, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bowles 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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