A visit to the Rowan 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 Rowan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rowan Cemetery:
31.3882, -94.8958
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rowan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rowan Cemetery is located in Angelina County<2>.
The county seat for Angelina County is located in Lufkin. Lufkin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Rowan Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Rowan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rowan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Newman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Bodan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bodan Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bodan Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Pollok.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140709 <5>
- Sandlot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sandlot Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlot Cemetery
- Largent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Largent Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largent Cemetery
- Poskey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pollok Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Aldredge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gann Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann Cemetery
- The Gann Cemetery has also been known as:
- O'Quinn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3739 <5>
- Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Wells.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5385 <5>
- Shooks Bluff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Shooks Bluff Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Bluff Cemetery
- Luce Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Luce Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- Parkes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Parkes Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkes Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Dubose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Dubose Cemetery is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubose Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rowan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rowan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Redtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Durant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Pollok
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Clawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Wells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Blix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Peavy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peavy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Keltys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lufkin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Davisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Davisville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
- Redland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Redland is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Hagerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Herty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Herty is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herty
- Burke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
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 Rowan Cemetery. The following communities are located in Angelina County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rowan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Rowan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Angelina 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 Rowan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1383386 (Rowan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1383386 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: Angelina
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wells
- Location given for Rowan Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3882378 Lon: -94.8957668
- 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 Angelina, 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- Rowan 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. |