A visit to the Dowell 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 Dowell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dowell Cemetery:
36.4307, -81.7446
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dowell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dowell Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Mountain City. Mountain City lies just to the northwest of the Dowell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dowell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Dowell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dowell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Vanover Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Forrester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Forrester Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrester Cemetery
- McEwen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McEwen Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Green Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
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- Roark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Cornett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cornett Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornett Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Hammon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hammon Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dowell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dowell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Mountain City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Trade
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mabel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Roten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Fuller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Grayson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Todd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Comet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Apple Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vilas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Warrensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Sands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Moretz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Lansing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Rominger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Brownwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- West Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brandon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
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 Dowell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dowell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mountain City
- West Jefferson
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 websites either 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 Dowell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Dowell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1282761 (Dowell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1282761 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 874 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baldwin Gap
- Location given for Dowell Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4306775 Lon: -81.7445574
- 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 Johnson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dowell 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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