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A visit to the Bowser 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 Bowser Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowser Cemetery:

31.4299, -98.9645

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

The Bowser Cemetery is located in San Saba County<2>.

The county seat for San Saba County is located in San Saba. San Saba lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the Bowser Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bowser Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bowser Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Vargy Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Vargy Chapel Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vargy Chapel Cemetery
  • Locker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Locker Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker Cemetery
  • Ebony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ebony Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony Cemetery
    • The Ebony Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Buffalo Ebony Cemetery
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The McCarty Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
  • Holt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Holt Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Richland Springs.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4317 <5>
  • Mesquite Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mesquite Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Regency Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Regency Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Cemetery
  • Beasley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Beasley Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
  • Cox Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Neal Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowboy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cowboy Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowboy Cemetery
    • Hollis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Hollis Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
    • Winchell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Winchell Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchell Cemetery
    • Richland Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Old Algerita Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Algerita Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Algerita Cemetery
    • Ratler Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Ratler Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratler Cemetery
    • Elkins Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Elkins Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bowser Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowser Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Keys Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
  • Holt ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holt is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Locker ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Locker is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
  • Buffalo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • Ebony ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ebony is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
  • Indian Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Milburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Richland Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ridge is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Brookesmith
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ricker ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ricker is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Mullin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Zephyr
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Trickham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Trickham is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
      • Former name for Trickham:
      • Trick'em
    • Rochelle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Whon ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Whon is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
    • San Saba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Early
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bangs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bozar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
    • Goldthwaite
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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 Bowser Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Saba County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Bowser Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to San Saba 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 Bowser Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1352759  (Bowser Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1352759 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: San Saba
      • Est. Elev: 394 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bowser
      • Location given for Bowser Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.4298851     Lon: -98.9644923
      • 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 Texas' counties, including San Saba, 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- Bowser 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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