A visit to the Cowan 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 Cowan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cowan Cemetery:
35.9948, -83.6641
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cowan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cowan Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Cowan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cowan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Cowan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cowan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thorngrove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chesney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Chesney Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesney Cemetery
- Paw Paw Hollow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Randies Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Randies Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randies Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Shady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moulden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Moulden Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulden Cemetery
- Johnson - Randlers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Trentville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trentville Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trentville Cemetery
- Dailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dailey Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Cemetery is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Gillette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gillette Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillette Cemetery
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 Cowan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cowan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thorn Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Peters Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Strawberry Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boyds Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Henry Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Lyonton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Dumplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Wooddale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Oak City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Mascot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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) ...
- Seymour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Piedmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- McMillan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
- Skaggston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- New Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- John Sevier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Shooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Zacharytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Sevierville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millican Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Alena ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Sentertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sentertown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentertown
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 Cowan 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 Cowan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mascot
- New Market
- Sevierville
- Seymour
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 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 Cowan 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 Cowan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1321467 (Cowan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1321467 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: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boyds Creek
- Location given for Cowan Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9948093 Lon: -83.6640636
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cowan 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. |