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A visit to the Owens Family Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Owens Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Owens Family Cemetery (FG ID #2485226).

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 Family Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Owens Family Cemetery:

36.4737, -81.6821

The Owens Family Cemetery is located in Ashe County<2>.

The county seat for Ashe County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Owens Family Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Owens Family Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Owens Family Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Owens Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
  • Payne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Payne Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Osborne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
  • Farmer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Farmer Cemetery is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Woodard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Woodard Cemetery is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
  • Graybeal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Graybeal Cemetery is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybeal Cemetery
  • Parmer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Parmer Cemetery is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmer Cemetery
  • Big Laurel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Big Laurel Cemetery is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel Cemetery
  • Brack Osborne Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Allen Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Ashe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
    • Hammon Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The Hammon Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon Cemetery
    • Payne Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The Payne Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
    • Dunn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The Dunn Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
    • Forrester Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Ashe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • Roark Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Roark Cemetery is located in Ashe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
    • Allen Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Ashe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
    • Humphrey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Ashe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Ashe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Ashe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nelson Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Creston.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48198 <1>
    • Pennington Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pennington Cemetery is located in Ashe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
    • Cox Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Ashe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox 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 Family Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Owens Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ashe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Owens Family Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Family Cemetery: