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A visit to the Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery ...


We aren't confident of the location of the Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery (FG ID #2609247)

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 Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery has been estimated.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery

Lat:   38.5152°   (38° 30' 54")

Lon:   -78.9844°   (-78° 59' 3")

The Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<3>.

The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies just to the southeast of the Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Rockingham 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 Bowman / Whitmer Family 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]<4> of the Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Lilly
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Rockingham County
    • Hinton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Hinton is located in Rockingham County
    • Coakley Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coakley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
      • Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
    • New Erection
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Erection
      • New Erection is located in Rockingham County
    • Singers Glen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
      • Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County
    • Clover Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
      • Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County
    • Rushville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Rockingham County
    • Ottobine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
      • Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
    • Edom
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
      • Edom is located in Rockingham County
    • Briery Branch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery Branch
      • Briery Branch is located in Rockingham County
    • Dayton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <6>
    • Harrisonburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Linville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
        • Linville is located in Rockingham County
      • Cherry Grove
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
        • Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
      • Spring Creek
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
        • Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
      • Bridgewater
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Melrose
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
        • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
      • Turleytown
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
        • Turleytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Daphna
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daphna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
        • Daphna is located in Rockingham County
      • Fulks Run
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
        • Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County
      • Mount Crawford
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • North River
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
        • North River is located in Rockingham County
      • Massanetta Springs
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanetta Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
        • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Lacey Spring
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
        • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
      • Cootes Store
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
        • Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County

    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 Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowman / Whitmer Family 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 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery.<7>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Peak Pentecostal Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mt. Clinton Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gospel Hill Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rawley Springs Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • George W. Arey Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the George W. Arey Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The George W. Arey Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George W. Arey Family Cemetery
    • Dry River Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dry River Mennonite Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Dry River Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry River Mennonite Church Cemetery
    • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Driver Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Driver Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Driver Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driver Family Cemetery
    • Bank Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Mount Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Singers Glen Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • The Singers Glen Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Singers Glen Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Singers Glen.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singers Glen Cemetery
      • Croushorn Family Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Clover Hill UMC Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Arey Family Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Weavers Mennonite Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cromer Family Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cromer Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
        • The Cromer Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cromer Family Cemetery
      • Antioch UCC Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Brenneman Mennonite Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Brush Brethren Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brush Brethren Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
        • The Brush Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Brethren Church 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 Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery:

    The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bowman / Whitmer Family Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5152, Longitude: -78.9844    
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <7>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.









 

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