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A visit to the Sowders 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 Sowders Cemetery ...

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

31.3307, -96.6008

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

The Sowders Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.

The county seat for Limestone County is located in Groesbeck. Groesbeck lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Sowders Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sowders Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sowders Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Eutaw Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Eutaw Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw Cemetery
  • Moss Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Moss Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
  • Kosse Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Kosse Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Norris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Norris Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Buttrill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gunter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gunter Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
  • Mustang Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Vinson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
  • King Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The King Cemetery is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Tidwell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Tidwell Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell Cemetery
    • Clifton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Clifton Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
    • King - Williams Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Garrett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
    • Stranger Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Stranger Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stranger Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Stranger
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150002 <5>
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Masters Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Masters Cemetery is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sowders Cemetery.

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

  • Kosse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Thornton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stranger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Stranger is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
  • Bremond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bald Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
  • Reagan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Seale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Seale is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
  • Groesbeck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • McClanahan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • McClanahan is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
  • Ben Hur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
  • Otto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Highbank
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Highbank is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hammond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Lost Prairie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
    • Marlin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Owensville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
    • Kirk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kirk is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • Personville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Personville is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
    • Mart
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mart is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <6>
    • Perry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Farrar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Fallon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Frosa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Frosa is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
    • New Baden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marquez
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Riesel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Sowders Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bremond
  • Groesbeck
  • Kosse
    • Kosse lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Sowders Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kosse.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
  • Marlin
  • Marquez
  • Mart
    • Mart lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Sowders Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mart.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
  • Riesel
    • Riesel lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sowders Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Riesel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riesel
  • Thornton

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 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 Sowders Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Limestone 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 Sowders Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1368861  (Sowders Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1368861 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: Limestone
      • Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kosse East
      • Location given for Sowders Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3307323     Lon: -96.6008115
      • 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 Limestone, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sowders 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.