A visit to the Bowman 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowman Cemetery:
35.3626, -85.2033
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bowman Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Chattanooga. Chattanooga lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Bowman Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bowman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bowman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Hendon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Varner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ware Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Varner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Varner Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner Cemetery
- The Varner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Varner - Grant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2359395 <5>
- Hotwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hotwater Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotwater Cemetery
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- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Standifer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Standifer Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standifer Cemetery
- Millsaps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Millsaps Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsaps Cemetery
- Chancey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chancey Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancey Cemetery
- Lovelady Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lovelady Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Soddy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Soddy Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Cemetery
- Emery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Emery Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Cemetery
- Pendergrass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The May Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Miller - Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Bowman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flat Top
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Soddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Mowbray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Soddy - Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Graysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Pailo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dunlap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sandalwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Middle Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Middle Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Caramel Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Lakesite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Birchwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Daus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Lake Dweller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Brockdell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Walden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Bryan Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dayton
- Dunlap
- Soddy - Daisy
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 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 Bowman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hamilton 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1278070 (Bowman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278070 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 541 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Soddy
- Location given for Bowman Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3625681 Lon: -85.2032923
- 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 Hamilton, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |