A visit to the Dowdell 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 Dowdell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dowdell Cemetery:
29.9608, -95.6211
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dowdell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dowdell Cemetery is located in Harris County<2>.
The county seat for Harris County is located in Houston. Houston lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the Dowdell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dowdell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Dowdell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dowdell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roeder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Roeder Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeder Cemetery
- Knigge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Knigge Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knigge Cemetery
- Muller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Muller Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muller Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Meyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Meyer Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
- Fritsche Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fritsche Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritsche Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Zahn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Zahn Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn Cemetery
- Clow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Clow Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clow Cemetery
- McDougle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McDougle Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougle Cemetery
- Pillot Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pillot Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillot Cemetery
- Klein Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Klein Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klein Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Ehrhardt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ehrhardt Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrhardt Cemetery
- Willow Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Willow Creek Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Cemetery
- Juergens - Martens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Juergens - Martens Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juergens - Martens Cemetery
- The Juergens - Martens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Juergens Cemetery
- Martens Cemetery
- Martens Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2350054 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Salem Lutheran Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lutheran Cemetery
- The Salem Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6657 <5>
- Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery
- The Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Addicks Bear Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294641 <5>
- Paradise North Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Paradise North Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise North Cemetery
- The Paradise North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paradise Cemetery North
- Paradise Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1166748 <5>
- Houston National Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Houston National Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Houston National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- The Houston National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109415 <5>
- Glameyer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Glameyer Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glameyer Cemetery
- Huckabee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dowdell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dowdell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodedge Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodedge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodedge Village
- Northmead Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Northmead Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmead Village
- Middlegate Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Middlegate Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlegate Village
- Deco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Louetta ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Louetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louetta
- Westbourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westbourne is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbourne
- Cypress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Copperfield Southcreek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Somerall is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerall
- Southdown Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Southdown Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown Village
- Jersey Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greenwood Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Forest
- Bear Creek Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Concord Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Concord Bridge is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Bridge
- Highland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Pine Forest Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Forest Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Village
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Greenfield Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Village
- Oak Creek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Village
- Klein
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Settlers Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Settlers Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Deerfield Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deerfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
- Bammel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bammel is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bammel
- Pinewood Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Place
- Tomball
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Dowdell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Harris County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dowdell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Dowdell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Harris 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 Dowdell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1356226 (Dowdell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1356226 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: Harris
- Est. Elev: 41 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Satsuma
- Location given for Dowdell Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.9607784 Lon: -95.6210552
- 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 Harris, 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- Dowdell 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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