A visit to the Owens 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 Owens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Owens Cemetery:
35.6535, -80.2056
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Owens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Owens Cemetery is located in Davidson County<2>.
The county seat for Davidson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Owens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Owens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Owens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Owens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Workman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Springs Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs Cemetery
- Becks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Becks Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Cemetery
- New Jersey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The New Jersey Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jersey Cemetery
- Newsom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Newsom Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Jersey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Jersey Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Salem UCC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Salem UCC Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UCC Cemetery
- The Salem UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379940 <5>
- Lexington City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Wesleys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesleys Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleys Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Christiana Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Christiana Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Cemetery
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
- Lanes Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lanes Chapel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Chapel Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandy Creek Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek Cemetery
- Grubb Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Grubb Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Cemetery
- Old English Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Old English Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old English Cemetery
- Dixonville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Wittenberg Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Emanuel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Owens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Owens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Silver Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Southmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Pooletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pooletown is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
- Morgan Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Denton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cotton Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Craven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Handy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Silver Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Complex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Complex is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Complex
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trading Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Gold Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Yadkin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Timbercreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Misenheimer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sapona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- East Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Jefferson Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Woodbine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodbine is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
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 Owens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Davidson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Owens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Denton
- Lexington
- Richfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Owens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Davidson 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 Owens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1024723 (Owens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1024723 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: Davidson
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grist Mountain
- Location given for Owens Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6534717 Lon: -80.2056064
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Davidson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Owens 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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