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A visit to the Bowman Ridge Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ridge Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowman Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowman Ridge Cemetery

Lat:   32.0990°   (32° 5' 56")

Lon:   -98.2181°   (-98° 13' 5")

The Bowman Ridge Cemetery is located in Erath County<2>.

The county seat for Erath County is located in Stephenville. Stephenville lies just to the north of the Bowman Ridge Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bowman Ridge Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowman Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Heavenly Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heavenly Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heavenly Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Heavenly Branch Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Hancock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hancock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hancock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hancock Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Hickey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hickey Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Lower Green Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Green Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Green Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lower Green Creek Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Caudle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caudle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caudle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caudle Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Clairette Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Erath Garden of Memory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erath Garden of Memory
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erath Garden of Memory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Erath Garden of Memory is located in Erath County
  • Upper Green Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Green Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Green Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Upper Green Creek Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Valley Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Erath County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Old Dublin Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dublin Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Dublin Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Dublin Memorial Park is located in Erath County
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Erath County
    • Ogan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ogan Cemetery is located in Erath County
    • West End Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pecan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pecan Cemetery is located in Erath County
    • Turnbow Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnbow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnbow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turnbow Cemetery is located in Erath County
    • Altman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Altman Cemetery is located in Erath County
    • Hatchett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatchett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatchett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hatchett Cemetery is located in Erath County
    • East Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Erath County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bowman Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowman Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Alexander
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Alexander is located in Erath County
  • Harbin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Harbin is located in Erath County
  • Clairette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairette
    • Clairette is located in Erath County
  • Dublin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dublin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin is located in Erath County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <7>
  • Stephenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bunyan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
    • Bunyan is located in Erath County
  • Wilson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Comanche County
  • Duffau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
    • Duffau is located in Erath County
  • Carlton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hico
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Hico is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <7>
  • Lingleville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
    • Lingleville is located in Erath County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <7>
  • Proctor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <7>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ararat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
    • Comyn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
      • Comyn is located in Comanche County
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
    • Chalk Mountain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
      • Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
    • De Leon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Erath County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowman Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alexander
  • Bluff Dale
  • Carlton
    • Carlton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bowman Ridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carlton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • De Leon
  • Dublin
  • Gustine
    • Gustine lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bowman Ridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gustine.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustine
  • Hico
    • Hico lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Bowman Ridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hico.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
  • Iredell
    • Iredell lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bowman Ridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iredell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
  • Spurlin - Historic
  • Stephenville

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 helpful 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 Ridge Cemetery:

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 Ridge Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1331147  (Bowman Ridge Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1331147 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Alexander
    • County: Erath         Elev: 402
    • Location given for GNIS #1331147 (Bowman Ridge Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Texas' counties, including Erath, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bowman Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0990, Longitude: -98.2181       In this case, the coordinates for the Bowman Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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