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:
36.2968, -82.5296
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Jonesborough. Jonesborough lies just to the east 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 33 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Bowman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- Bowmantown - Philadelphia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Patton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Slonaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Slonaker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bales Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Archer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Archer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Cemetery
- Keebler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Keebler Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keebler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Keebler Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Cemetery
- Luther Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Luther Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Zion Cemetery
- Sevier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sevier Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevier Cemetery
- Telford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Telford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telford Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Barron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Barron Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- Sliger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sliger Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliger Cemetery
- Lyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lyle Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Cemetery
- May - Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The May - Thomas Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May - Thomas Cemetery
- Hilbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hilbert Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Babb - Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Babb - Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb - Smith Cemetery
- Old Jonesboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Jonesboro Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Haire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Haire Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haire Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Leesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Bowmantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 people
- Telford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jonesborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Locust Mount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mill Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Milburnton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Limestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Conklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Conklin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Wheelocktown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wheelocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelocktown
- Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Johnson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <6>
- North Johnson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Flourville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Fall Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rheatown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Carnegie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Oakland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Austin Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Spurgeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Fordtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Jearoldstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
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. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Johnson City
- Jonesborough
- Limestone
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Washington 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 #1321265 (Bowman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1321265 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 491 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leesburg
- Location given for Bowman Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2967715 Lon: -82.5295922
- 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 Washington, 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 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. |