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A visit to the Bowles Cemetery ...


The location of the Bowles Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bowles Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   37.8726°   (37° 52' 21")

Lon:   -78.0853°   (-78° 5' 7")

The Bowles Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County<2>.

. Palmyra lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Bowles Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Bowles Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Fluvanna County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Bowles Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bowles Cemetery.

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

    • Kents Store
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
    • Caledonia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
    • Hadensville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bells Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
    • Fife
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fife have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
      • Fife is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <4>
    • Enon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
    • Columbia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Medlock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
    • Cuckoo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
      • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
    • Louisa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
      • Louisa is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
    • Fork Union
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Hook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
      • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Trevilians
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
        • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
      • Weber City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mineral
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
        • Mineral is located in Louisa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
      • Willowbrook
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
        • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
      • Jackson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
        • Jackson is located in Louisa County
      • Lake Monticello
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
        • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Lakeside Village
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
        • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Meltons
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
        • Meltons is located in Louisa County
      • Goochland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cobham
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
        • Cobham is located in Albemarle County
      • Bridgeport
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
        • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Beaumont
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
        • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Maidens
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

    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 Bowles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fluvanna County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Bowles Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Payne Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Payne Cemetery is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
    • Henson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henson Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henson Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Grubbs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grubbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grubbs Cemetery is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grubbs Cemetery
    • Martin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Cooke Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cooke Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Cooke Family Cemetery is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooke Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334123 <7>
    • Jones Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Watson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
    • Little Fork Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Fork Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Fork Cemetery
    • Shelton Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • O'Brien Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Brien Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The O'Brien Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Brien Cemetery
      • Harrison Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
      • Spring Grove Memorial Park Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bruce Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bruce Cemetery is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
      • Bowler Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bowler Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowler Cemetery
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Cartersville Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cartersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cartersville Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cartersville Cemetery
      • Grace Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grace Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Louisa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery

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

    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 Bowles Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1463714  (Bowles Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1463714 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Caledonia
      • County: Fluvanna         Elev: 136
      • Location given for GNIS #1463714 (Bowles Cemetery)

    The official website for Fluvanna County: www.co.fluvanna.va.us/

    The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

    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 Virginia's counties, including Fluvanna, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bowles Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8726, Longitude: -78.0853       In this case, the coordinates for the Bowles Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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.




 

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