A visit to the Dowell 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 Dowell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dowell Cemetery:
40.2784, -82.6032
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dowell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dowell Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Dowell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dowell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Dowell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dowell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moreland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Moreland Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hall Knox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- The Robbins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thurston Cemetery
- Bennington Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Five Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Centerburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Centerburg Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerburg Cemetery
- Eastview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Eastview Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Cemetery
- Hartford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hartford Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Cemetery
- Appleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Appleton Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton Cemetery
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- Homer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Homer Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Liberty Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Liberty Cemetery
- Lineweaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lineweaver Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineweaver Cemetery
- Kile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kile Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kile Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The County Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- Bird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- Hyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt 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 Dowell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dowell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lock
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Five Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Milfordton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Mount Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Bangs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Centerburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- Hunt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- New Way ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Highwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Utica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Johnstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vails Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- North Condit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- Condit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- South Condit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Green ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Green ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
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 Dowell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dowell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerburg
- Hartford
- Johnstown
- Mount Vernon
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Dowell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Dowell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1039773 (Dowell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1039773 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 349 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Homer
- Location given for Dowell Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2783962 Lon: -82.6032226
- 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 Knox, 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- Dowell 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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