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A visit to the Cowles 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 Cowles Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cowles Cemetery (FG ID #100511)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cowles Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cowles Cemetery

Lat:   40.7412°   (40° 44' 28")

Lon:   -95.9397°   (-95° 56' 22")

The Cowles Cemetery is located in Otoe County<2>.

The county seat for Otoe County is located in Nebraska City. Nebraska City lies just to the southeast of the Cowles Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cowles Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Otoe County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Cowles Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cowles Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cowles Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Wyoming
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Otoe County
    • Union
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dunbar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
      • Dunbar is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <4>
    • Nebraska City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nehawka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Percival
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Percival have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percival
      • Percival is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percival <4>
    • McPaul
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
      • McPaul is located in Fremont County (IA)
    • Otoe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otoe
      • Otoe is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otoe <4>
    • Lorton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Payne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in Fremont County (IA)
    • Avoca
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <4>
    • Thurman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
      • Thurman is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Bartlett
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
        • Bartlett is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Murray
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Syracuse
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Bluff
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
        • Rock Bluff is located in Cass County
      • Weeping Water
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeping Water have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Water
        • Weeping Water is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeping Water <4>
      • Talmage
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Julian
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Julian have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
        • Julian is located in Nemaha County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Sidney
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
        • Sidney is located in Fremont County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
      • Mynard
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
        • Mynard is located in Cass County

    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 Cowles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otoe County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Cowles Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Blanchard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanchard Cemetery
    • Lambert Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lambert Cemetery is located in Fremont County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery
    • West Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Otoe County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Nebraska City.
      • The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Marys Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101347 <1>
    • Eatons Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eatons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eatons Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eatons Cemetery
    • Sciota Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sciota Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • The Sciota Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Eaton Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sciota Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100571 <1>
    • Holy Trinity Catholic Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wyuka Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wyuka Cemetery is located in Otoe County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wyuka Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Nebraska City.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyuka Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101646 <1>
    • East Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Buck Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Nehawka.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101015 <1>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Union Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Otoe County
        • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Otoe City Cemetery
        • St. Lukes Evangelical Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101563 <1>
      • St. Benedicts Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dunbar Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Novak Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Fowlkes Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Otterbein Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Avoca Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Whitten Family Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Biggs Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Kenosha Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kenosha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kenosha Cemetery is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenosha Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100859 <1>
      • Lewiston Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • The Lewiston Cemetery is located in Cass County
        • The Lewiston Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Three Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewiston Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986966 <1>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Cowles Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #828422  (Cowles Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #828422 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Nebraska City NW
      • County: Otoe         Elev: 354
      • Location given for GNIS #828422 (Cowles Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #100511

    The official website for Otoe County: www.co.otoe.ne.us/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Otoe, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cowles Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7412, Longitude: -95.9397    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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