A visit to the Sowers Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sowers Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sowers Cemetery (FG ID #249289).
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 Sowers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sowers Cemetery:
32.8290, -96.9887
The Sowers Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.
The county seat for Dallas County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Sowers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sowers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sowers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sowers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Colloway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Colloway Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colloway Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- West Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The West Fork Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork Cemetery
- Southland Cemetery (Old)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Southland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fugitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fugitt Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugitt Cemetery
- Dallas City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Letot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Letot Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letot Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Parker Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cockrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cockrell Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell Cemetery
- Crown Hill Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Calvary Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tomlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Tomlin Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlin Cemetery
- Gibbons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibbons Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons Cemetery
- Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garvin Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keenan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sowers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sowers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sowers ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Estelle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Irving
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eagle Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
- Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
- Euless
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cockrell Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grapevine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coppell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oak Cliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- University Park Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- University Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bransford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Sowers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sowers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Colleyville
- Coppell
- Dallas
- Grand Prairie
- Irving
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 Sowers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Dallas 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 Sowers Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #249289
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2339700 (Sowers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2339700 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: Dallas
- Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irving
- Location given for Sowers Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8289 Lon: -96.9883
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Dallas, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sowers 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |