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A visit to the Old Bowman 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 Old Bowman Cemetery ...

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

31.2316, -96.8611

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

The Old Bowman Cemetery is located in Falls County<2>.

The county seat for Falls County is located in Marlin. Marlin lies just to the north northwest of the Old Bowman Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Bowman Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Bowman Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bethany Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Falls County Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Falls County Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls County Cemetery
  • Washington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Washington Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Marlin.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Marlin Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2709 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Marlin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3484 <5>
  • Bull Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Bull Hill Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hill Cemetery
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Waite Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Waite Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Stallworth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Stallworth Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallworth Cemetery
    • Gravel Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
    • Facieo Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Facieo Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Facieo Cemetery
    • Taylor Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Powers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Powers Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
    • Cedar Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cedar Valley Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Powell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Powell Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Bowman Cemetery.

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

  • Highbank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Highbank is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
  • Reagan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Marlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilderville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wilderville is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
  • McClanahan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • McClanahan is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
  • Stranger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stranger is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
  • Lott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bremond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rosebud
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Baileyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Baileyville is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
  • Hammond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammond is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Satin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Chilton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Perry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Kosse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Kosse is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <6>
    • Otto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Golinda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • North Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North Prairie is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Westphalia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Durango
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
    • Riesel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Burlington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mooreville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Mooreville is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville

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 Old Bowman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Falls County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bremond
  • Kosse
    • Kosse lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Old Bowman Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kosse.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
  • Marlin
    • Marlin lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Bowman Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marlin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
  • Riesel
    • Riesel lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Bowman Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Riesel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riesel
  • Rosebud

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Old Bowman Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Falls 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 Old Bowman Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1364398  (Old Bowman Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1364398 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: Falls
      • Est. Elev: 99 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Reagan
      • Location given for Old Bowman Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.2315679     Lon: -96.8610967
      • 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 Falls, 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- Old Bowman 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.