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:
36.4067, -86.8361
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 Robertson County<2>.
The county seat for Robertson County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the north northwest 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 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Bowen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Dorris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dorris Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris Cemetery
- Copley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reeder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adcock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lights Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lights Chapel Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Sharon Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sharon Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- The Springhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18842 <5>
- Coggin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Dorris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dorris Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dorris Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Greenbrier.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11417 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eidson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Eidson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Springfield Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chambliss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chambliss Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambliss Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- Ivy Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ivy Point Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point Cemetery
- Coggins - Greer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gideon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gideon Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Bloodworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bloodworth Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodworth Cemetery
- Pinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Browing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Browing Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browing 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 Bowen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hygeia Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Greenbrier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Ridgetop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Joelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coopertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Morny
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Goodlettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flewellyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Sandy Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Bearwallow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- White House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calistia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Jernigan Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Pleasant View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Maplewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Rayon City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Walnut Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Cedar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Robertson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenbrier
- Pleasant View
- Springfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Bowen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Robertson 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 #1305358 (Bowen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1305358 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: Robertson
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenbrier
- Location given for Bowen Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4067153 Lon: -86.8361094
- 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 Robertson, 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 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> | 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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