A visit to the Rowan 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 Rowan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rowan Cemetery:
33.6371, -88.3011
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rowan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rowan Cemetery is located in Lowndes County<2>.
The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Rowan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rowan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Rowan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rowan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Military Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Botters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Botters Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botters Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harmony Cemetery
- Old Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Asbury Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Asbury Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Egger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Egger Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egger Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Lampkin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lampkin Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampkin Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sailor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Sailor Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sailor Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Vernon (AL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25951 <5>
- Nebo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rowan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rowan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Caledonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kolola Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fernbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hightogy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Vinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Stafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Millport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Ethelsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Greenwood Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gattman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Kennedy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Whites
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
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 Rowan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lowndes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rowan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aberdeen
- Columbus
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Sulligent
- Vernon
- West Point
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 Rowan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lowndes 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 Rowan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #676929 (Rowan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676929 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: Lowndes
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Caledonia
- Location given for Rowan Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6370591 Lon: -88.3011472
- 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 Lowndes, 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- Rowan 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. |