A visit to the Bowen 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 Bowen Cemetery ...
The Bowen Cemetery is located in Greensville County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Cordle Cemetery
- The Cordle Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
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- Cottage Cemetery
- The Cottage Cemetery is located in Greensville County
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- Cowie Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Emporia Cemetery
- The Emporia Cemetery is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Cemetery
- Falling Run Cemetery
- The Falling Run Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Run Cemetery
- Grace Anglican Church Cemetery
- The Grace Anglican Church Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Anglican Church Cemetery
- The Grace Anglican Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Anglican Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145627 <2>
- Greensville Memorial Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Greensville County
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- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Greensville County
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- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Greensville County
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- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
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- New Hope Zion Cemetery
- The New Hope Zion Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
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- Phillips Cemetery
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
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- Powell Cemetery
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
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- Round Hill Cemetery
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Greensville County
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- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Greensville County
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- Sign Rock Cemetery
- The Sign Rock Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
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- Vaughan Cemetery
- The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
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- Zion Cemetery
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 Bowen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adams Grove
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
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- Ankum
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County
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- Ante
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
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- Belmont
- Belmont is located in Halifax County (NC)
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- Callaville
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
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- Claresville
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
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- Dolphin
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
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- Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
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- Emporia
- Ezell
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
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- Gasburg
- Gaston
- Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gholsonville
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
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- Grizzard
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
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- Henrico
- Henry
- Henry is located in Sussex County
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- Jarratt
- Lawrenceville
- Mason
- Mason is located in Sussex County
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- Pleasant Hill
- Powellton
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
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- Radium
- Radium is located in Greensville County
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- Roanoke Rapids
- Skippers
- Totaro
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
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- White City
- White City is located in Emporia City
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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 Bowen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greensville County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emporia
- Lawrenceville
- Roanoke Rapids
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 Bowen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Greensville 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 Bowen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1463703 (Bowen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1463703 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: Greensville
- Est. Elev: 52 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ante
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Greensville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Bowen Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |