A visit to the Bowery 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 Bowery Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowery Cemetery:
36.4995, -82.4479
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowery Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bowery Cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Blountville. Blountville lies just to the east northeast of the Bowery Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bowery Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Bowery Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowery Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shipley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Shipley Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Horn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Deck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Deck Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- East Tennessee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The East Tennessee Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tennessee Cemetery
- The East Tennessee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens
- Tri-Cities Memory Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #549219 <5>
- Roller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Roller Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller Cemetery
- East Lawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Pyles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pyles Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Cemetery
- Conkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Conkin Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkin Cemetery
- Willard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Willard Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
- Strickler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Strickler Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Fleenor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fleenor Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenor Cemetery
- Gaines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Kendricks Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Muddy Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Muddy Creek Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Cemetery
- Adams Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gunnings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gunnings Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnings Cemetery
- Rhee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rhee Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhee Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Hooven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hooven Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooven Cemetery
- Roust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Roust Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roust Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bowery Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowery Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Colby ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Colonial Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orebank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
- Fordtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Spurgeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Thom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Sac ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Rock City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Beechwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Horace ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Kingsport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Bloomingdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Flourville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Lella ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Blountville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beechnut City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Mill Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Cherokee Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Piney Flats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Morrison City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Beartown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Rotherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
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 Bowery Cemetery. The following communities are located in Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowery Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Bowery Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sullivan 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 Bowery Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1278055 (Bowery Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278055 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 500 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boone Dam
- Location given for Bowery Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4995469 Lon: -82.447923
- 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 Sullivan, 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- Bowery 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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