A visit to the Bowers 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 Bowers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowers Cemetery:
36.3139, -88.6512
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bowers Cemetery is located in Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies just to the southwest of the Bowers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bowers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Bowers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bradberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bradberry Cemetery is located in Weakley County
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- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Coltharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Coltharp Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltharp Cemetery
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Parham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Travillian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Travillian Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travillian Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boaz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boaz Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Moran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Moran Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- Jolly Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eaves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Eaves Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaves Cemetery
- Winstead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Winstead Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstead Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- McClains Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vincent Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
- Allman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Allman Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allman Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Macks Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Macks Grove Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Grove Cemetery
- Matheny Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Bowers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dresden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ore Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Gleason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tumbling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Latham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Ralston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Cottage Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McConnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McKenzie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sidonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Terrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Hico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Bell City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Lynnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- South Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Four Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Bradford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
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 Bowers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Weakley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Greenfield
- Henry
- Henry lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bowers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Martin
- McKenzie
- Paris
- Sharon
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 websites either 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 Bowers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Weakley 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 Bowers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1322268 (Bowers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322268 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: Weakley
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dresden
- Location given for Bowers Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3139503 Lon: -88.6511655
- 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 Weakley, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bowers 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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