A visit to the Bowen 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 Bowen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowen Cemetery:
36.3095, -83.4327
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bowen Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies just to the west southwest of the Bowen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bowen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Bowen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Avondale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Avondale Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Batman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Batman Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batman Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Condry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Condry Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condry Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Narrow Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Narrow Valley Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Valley Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McGinnis Harrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Helton Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Holston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holston Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Bean Station Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bean Station Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Station Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Rhea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rhea Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Cemetery
- Lathin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lathin Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathin Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bowen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bowen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Thorn Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Rutledge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshalls Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Wa-Ni Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Raven Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Caney Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Lulaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Wyatt Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Bean Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Washburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Talbott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Joppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Rock Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Mooresburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Tazewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Xenophon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- New Tazewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
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 Bowen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grainger County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Jefferson City
- Morristown
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Tazewell
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 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 Bowen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grainger 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 Bowen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1316578 (Bowen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1316578 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: Grainger
- Est. Elev: 344 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avondale
- Location given for Bowen Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3095326 Lon: -83.4326777
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Grainger, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bowen 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |