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A visit to the Bow 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 Bow Cemetery ...

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

48.5553, -122.4020

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

The Bow Cemetery is located in Skagit County<2>.

The county seat for Skagit County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Bow Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bow Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Bow Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bay View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bay View Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Cemetery
  • Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Hawthorne Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hawthorne Memorial Park is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Memorial Park
  • Clear Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Clear Lake Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Union Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Eden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Eden Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grandview Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fern Hill Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
  • Bayview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Bayview Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery
    • The Bayview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bellingham.
    • The Bayview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bay View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76707 <5>
  • Saxon Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Saxon Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sunnyland Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Skagit City Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Skagit City Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City Cemetery
    • Lyman Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Lyman Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman Cemetery
    • Lummi Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lummi Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummi Cemetery
    • Scandinavian Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Scandinavian Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
      • The Scandinavian Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Milltown Cemetery
      • Old Milltown Lutheran Cemetery
      • Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168007 <5>
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Hamilton Cemetery is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
    • Van Zandt Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Van Zandt Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Zandt Cemetery
    • Olga - Doe Bay Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Maple Leaf Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Maple Leaf Cemetery is located in Island County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bow Cemetery.

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

  • Bow
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Edison
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Edison is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Alger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alger is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
  • Bay View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay View is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
  • Burlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sedro - Woolley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Vernon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Clear Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clear Lake is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Anacortes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Similk Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Similk Beach is also located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Similk Beach
  • Chuckanut Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
  • Wickersham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Snee Oosh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Snee Oosh is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snee Oosh
    • Swinomish Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Swinomish Village is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinomish Village
    • Sudden Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
    • Indian Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Indian Village is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • La Conner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Skagit City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Skagit City is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
    • Big Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Lake is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
    • Alexander Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Alexander Beach is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Beach
    • Shelter Bay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Shelter Bay is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
    • Fish Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Fish Town is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Town
    • Saxon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Saxon is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
    • Geneva
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Bellingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Montborne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Montborne is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
    • Silver Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Acme
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Urban
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Urban is also located in Skagit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban

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 Bow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Skagit County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bow Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Skagit 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 Bow Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2605490  (Bow Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2605490 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: Skagit
      • Topo Map Name: Bow
      • Location given for Bow Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.555272     Lon: -122.4019802
      • 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 Washington's counties, including Skagit, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bow 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.