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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Oak Bowery. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Oak Bowery to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oak Bowery, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Oak Bowery (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Oak Bowery. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Oak Bowery is historic, it would have been located within present day Jasper County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jasper County: Clarke, Jones, Lauderdale, Newton, Scott, Smith & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Oak Bowery. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Bowery:

  • Jasper County     (The home county of Oak Bowery)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.
    • Vernon ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Jasper County
    • Waldrup ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldrup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
      • Waldrup is located in Jasper County
    • Heidelberg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kelona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
      • Kelona is located in Jasper County
    • Acme ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Jasper County
    • Moss
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
      • Moss is located in Jasper County
      • Moss has also been known as:
      • Mossville
    • Lake Como
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
      • Lake Como is located in Jasper County
    • Stafford Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
      • Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
    • Vossburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
      • Vossburg is located in Jasper County
    • Fouke ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fouke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
      • Fouke is located in Jasper County
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
      • McNeal is located in Jasper County
    • Stringer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gridley ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
      • Gridley is located in Jasper County
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.
    • Barnett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
      • Barnett is located in Clarke County
    • Pachuta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pachuta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
      • Pachuta is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • De Soto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
      • De Soto is located in Clarke County
    • Shubuta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shubuta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
      • Shubuta is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Quitman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Quitman is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <3>
    • Stonewall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
      • Stonewall is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
    • Enterprise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <3>
    • Junction City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Clarke County
  • Covington County
    • Hot Coffee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
      • Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.
    • Sandersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
      • Sandersville is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Errata
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Errata have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
      • Errata is located in Jones County
    • Amy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
      • Amy is located in Jones County
    • Laurel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Soso
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
      • Soso is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Antioch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Jones County
    • Ellisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ovett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
      • Ovett is located in Jones County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.
    • Six Towns ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
      • Six Towns is located in Newton County
    • Hickory
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Newton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.
    • Sylvarena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
      • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Mineral Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
    • Taylorsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <3>
    • Bezer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bezer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
      • Bezer is located in Smith County
    • Mize
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
      • Mize is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <3>
    • Raleigh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County
    • Waynesboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
      • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Bowery, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Bowery.

Newspapers Published in Oak Bowery ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Bowery.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Bowery, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Bowery.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oak Bowery:

Cemeteries Near Oak Bowery ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Bowery.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Bowery covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.

  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
  • Graham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
  • Union Seminary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Seminary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Seminary Cemetery
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
  • Philadelphia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
  • Terry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Community Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Heidelberg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heidelberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heidelberg Cemetery
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
  • Old Sharon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sharon Cemetery
  • McGill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGill Cemetery
  • Enon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (340 more) ...
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • County Line Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
    • Welborn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welborn Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Oak Bowery in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Bowery.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Bowery, with the one closest to Oak Bowery listed first.

  • Heidelberg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Acme ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Acme is located in Jasper County
  • Sandersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
    • Sandersville is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Lake Como
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
    • Lake Como is located in Jasper County
  • Errata
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Errata have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
    • Errata is located in Jones County
  • Vossburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
    • Vossburg is located in Jasper County
  • Paulding
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
    • Paulding is located in Jasper County
  • Turnerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
    • Turnerville is located in Jasper County
  • Amy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
    • Amy is located in Jones County
  • Barnett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
    • Barnett is located in Clarke County
  • Laurel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Soso
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
    • Soso is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Eucutta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eucutta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucutta
      • Eucutta is located in Wayne County
    • Hamlet ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Jasper County
    • Gitano
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gitano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitano
      • Gitano is located in Jones County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Bowery. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Bowery.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak Bowery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Bowery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Bowery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8910, Longitude: -89.0934       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Bowery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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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