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Introduction ...

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 Bowdens (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 Bowdens. 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 doctors and 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.

Bowdens is located in Duplin County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Duplin County: Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pender, Sampson & Wayne.

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

  • Duplin County     (The home county of Bowdens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowdens, with the one closest to Bowdens listed first.
    • Everton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
      • Everton is located in Duplin County
    • Friendship
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Duplin County
    • Faison
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
      • Faison is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <3>
    • Warsaw
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
    • Baltic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
      • Baltic is located in Duplin County
    • Calypso
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calypso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
      • Calypso is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Beautancus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beautancus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beautancus
      • Beautancus is located in Duplin County
    • Carroll
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carroll. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
      • Carroll is located in Duplin County
    • Summerlins Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summerlins Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerlins Crossroads
      • Summerlins Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Westbrook Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westbrook Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Crossroads
      • Westbrook Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Hills Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hills Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
      • Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Kenansville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
      • Kenansville is located in Duplin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <3>
  • Greene County
    • Jason
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
      • Jason is located in Greene County
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowdens, with the one closest to Bowdens listed first.
    • Harper
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Johnston County
    • Bentonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bentonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
      • Bentonville is located in Johnston County
    • McKoy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKoy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
      • McKoy is located in Johnston County
    • Peacocks Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
      • Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
    • Princeton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
    • Allens Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
      • Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowdens, with the one closest to Bowdens listed first.
    • Hargetts Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hargetts Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
      • Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
    • Taylors Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taylors Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
      • Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
  • Lenoir County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowdens, with the one closest to Bowdens listed first.
    • Pink Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
      • Pink Hill is located in Lenoir County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pink Hill <3>
    • Deep Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
      • Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
    • La Grange
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
      • La Grange is located in Lenoir County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <3>
    • Fields
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
      • Fields is located in Lenoir County
    • Albrittons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
      • Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
  • Pender County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowdens, with the one closest to Bowdens listed first.
    • Willard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Pender County
    • Watha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
      • Watha is located in Pender County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Sampson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowdens, with the one closest to Bowdens listed first.
    • Turkey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
      • Turkey is located in Sampson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey <3>
    • Elliott
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Sampson County
    • Moltonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
      • Moltonville is located in Sampson County
    • Clinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Keener
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keener. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
      • Keener is located in Sampson County
    • Beulah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Sampson County
    • Bonnetsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnetsville
      • Bonnetsville is located in Sampson County
    • Vann Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vann Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
      • Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
    • Beaman Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaman Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
      • Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
    • Concord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Sampson County
    • Reynolds Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
      • Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
    • Delway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
      • Delway is located in Sampson County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bowdens, with the one closest to Bowdens listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dudley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <3>
    • Brogden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
      • Brogden is located in Wayne County
    • Grantham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
      • Grantham is located in Wayne County
    • Mar-Mac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mar-Mac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
      • Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
    • Seven Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mar-Mac Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mar-Mac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
      • Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
    • Elroy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Elroy is located in Wayne County
    • Walnut Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
      • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Goldsboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Raynor Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
      • Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
    • Berkeley Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
      • Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County

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

Cemeteries Near Bowdens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowdens.

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 Bowdens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pine Crest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Crest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Devotional Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devotional Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devotional Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bradshaw Boone Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pate Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saint Mary Of The Angels Catholic Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carver Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carver Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carver Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Matthew Southerland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (182 more) ...
    • Price Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Routledge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Routledge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Routledge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sandhills Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bowdens had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Faison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
    • Faison is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <3>
  • Warsaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
  • Turkey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
    • Turkey is located in Sampson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey <3>
  • Elliott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Elliott is located in Sampson County
  • Kenansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
    • Kenansville is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <3>
  • Mount Olive
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
  • Clinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Keener
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keener. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
    • Keener is located in Sampson County
  • Dobbersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
    • Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
  • Waycross
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waycross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
    • Waycross is located in Sampson County
  • Sarecta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarecta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarecta
    • Sarecta is located in Duplin County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dudley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <3>
    • Taylors Bridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Bridge
      • Taylors Bridge is located in Sampson County
    • Rose Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Bowdens ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowdens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bowdens, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bowdens.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bowdens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Duplin County: www.duplincounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bowdens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bowdens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0571, Longitude: -78.1155       In this case, the coordinates for Bowdens 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.
<6>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 Bowdens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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