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:
35.9640, -83.7049
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 Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Bowman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bowman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bowman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chesney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Chesney Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesney Cemetery
- Dailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dailey Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Randies Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Randies Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randies Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Thorngrove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Boyds Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Boyds Creek Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek Cemetery
- Old Boyds Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brabson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brabson Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brabson Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
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- Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Trentville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Trentville Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trentville Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- McCubbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McCubbins Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCubbins Cemetery
- Jack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jack Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paw Paw Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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:
- Peters Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Thorn Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Boyds Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Riverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Oak City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Wooddale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Seymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Lyonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Henry Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Shooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Mascot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Catlettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Strawberry Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McMillan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Dumplin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- John Sevier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Whites Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Dupont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Skaggston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- Sentertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentertown
- Colonial Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Sevierville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Park City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Park City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
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 Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mascot
- Sevierville
- Seymour
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 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 Knox 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 #1278074 (Bowman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1278074 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 275 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boyds Creek
- Location given for Bowman Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9639756 Lon: -83.7048975
- 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 Knox, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
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