A visit to the Bowersock 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 Bowersock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowersock Cemetery:
39.4751, -81.2421
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowersock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bowersock Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Marietta. Marietta lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bowersock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bowersock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bowersock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowersock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lawrence Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rake Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake Cemetery
- Hearn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hearn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Independence Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Dennis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dennis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Cemetery
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- Kinderhook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kinderhook Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The German Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Moss Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Moss Run Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Matamoras.
- The St. Patricks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue Bird Cemetery
- Ludlow Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184817 <5>
- Muskingum Valley Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tice Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tice 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 Bowersock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowersock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Steel Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Deucher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Wade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Saint Marys
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ward ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Gasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Newell Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- DeLong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Dalzell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Yankeeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
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- Willow Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Sugar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Matamoras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Whipple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Sandhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Horseneck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Schultz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Friendly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Lower Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Grand View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harriettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Warner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
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 Bowersock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowersock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lower Salem
- Marietta
- Saint Marys
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bowersock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Bowersock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1075429 (Bowersock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1075429 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Raven Rock
- Location given for Bowersock Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4750742 Lon: -81.2420582
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Washington, 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' (or 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- Bowersock 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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