A visit to the Bowman - Flatwoods 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 Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery:
40.0295, -79.7248
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Uniontown. Uniontown lies just to the south of the Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Washington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Perryopolis.
- The St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46044 <5>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Dickerson Run - Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart RC Cemetery is located in Dickerson Run.
- The Sacred Heart RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439278 <5>
- Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephens Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Connellsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400050 <5>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The East Salem Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fayette City Cemetery
- Redstone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Redstone Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Sylvan Heights Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sylvan Heights Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Heights Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sylvan Heights Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Uniontown.
- The Sylvan Heights Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sylvan Heights Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46449 <5>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery (Old)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hill Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hill Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery (New)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery (New) is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery (New)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery (New) is a large cemetery that is located in Connellsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46090 <5>
- St. Ritas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Ritas Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ritas Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ritas Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Connellsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46251 <5>
- St. Emery's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Emery's Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Emery's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Emery's Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Connellsville.
- The St. Emery's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Emery Cemetery
- St. Emery New Cemetery
- St. Emerys Cemetery
- St. Emory Cemetery
- St. Emory New Cemetery
- St. Emorys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46020 <5>
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Trinity Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Connellsville.
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993674 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Hoffman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- The Hoffman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Old Brick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45096 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flatwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Waltersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waltersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersburg
- Bitner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bitner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitner
- Vanderbilt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dawson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dickerson Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
- Tippecanoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tippecanoe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippecanoe
- Rowes Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rowes Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Run
- Fuller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Laurel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Perryopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leisenring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leisenring is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisenring
- Whitsett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Rogerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rogerstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerstown
- Redstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Redstone is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Grindstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Banning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Dunbar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sitka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sitka is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Oliver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oliver is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Connellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brownstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Kenneth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
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 Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Connellsville
- Fayette City
- Perryopolis
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Bowman - Flatwoods Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1170070 (Bowman-Flatwoods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1170070 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 406 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dawson
- Location given for Bowman-Flatwoods Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0295194 Lon: -79.7247626
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bowman - Flatwoods 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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