A visit to the Rowleys Bay 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 Rowleys Bay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rowleys Bay Cemetery:
45.2192, -87.0479
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rowleys Bay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rowleys Bay Cemetery is located in Door County<2>.
The county seat for Door County is located in Sturgeon Bay. Sturgeon Bay lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Rowleys Bay Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rowleys Bay Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Rowleys Bay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rowleys Bay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Grove Cemetery is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove Cemetery
- Ellison Bay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellison Bay Cemetery is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay Cemetery
- St. Rosalias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Sister Cemetery is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sister Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Blossomburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Blossomburg Cemetery is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossomburg Cemetery
- Baileys Harbor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Juddville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Juddville Cemetery is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville Cemetery
- Island Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Island Cemetery is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cemetery
- The Island Cemetery has also been known as:
- Washington Island Town Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89481 <5>
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Egg Harbor Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Egg Harbor Cemetery is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor Cemetery
- Jacksonport Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The Jacksonport Cemetery is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Holy Nativity Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Nativity Cemetery is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Nativity Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Cedar River Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar River Cemetery is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar River Cemetery
- Whitefish Bay Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- The Whitefish Bay Cemetery is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay Cemetery
- St. Martin Island Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Covenant Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Covenant Cemetery is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Covenant Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Covenant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Covenant Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239454 <5>
- Menominee Twp. Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- The Menominee Twp. Cemetery is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee Twp. Cemetery
- The Menominee Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Birch Creek (MI).
- The Menominee Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Birch Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143408 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 12 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Rowleys Bay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rowleys Bay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rowleys Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rowleys Bay is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowleys Bay
- Ellison Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellison Bay is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Bay
- Sister Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sister Bay is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sister Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Gills Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gills Rock is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Rock
- North Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Bay is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
- Ephraim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ephraim is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Fish Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Creek is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Baileys Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Baileys Harbor is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Harbor
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Egg Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Egg Harbor is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Jacksonport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jacksonport is also located in Door County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonport
- Arthur Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arthur Bay is located in Menominee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bay
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 Rowleys Bay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Door County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rowleys Bay 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 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 Rowleys Bay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Door 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 Rowleys Bay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1577941 (Rowleys Bay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1577941 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: Door
- Est. Elev: 185 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sister Bay
- Location given for Rowleys Bay Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.2191557 Lon: -87.0478911
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Door, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Rowleys Bay 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. |