Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bowers Hill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bowers Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Bowers Hill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Bowers Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bowers Hill may originally have been Bower's Hill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bowers Hill might be written as Bower Hill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bowers Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bowers Hill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bowers Hill is located in Roane County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Roane County: Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha & Wirt.
Below are the counties that are near Bowers Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bowers Hill:
- Roane County (The home county of Bowers Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Hill, with the one closest to Bowers Hill listed first.
- Graux
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Spencer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Triplett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Millard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Roxalana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Looneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reedy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Zona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Flint Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Walton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kester ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Hill, with the one closest to Bowers Hill listed first.
- Elmira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Sleith ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sleith is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleith
- Progress ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Wilsie
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilsie is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
- Clem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clem is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Frametown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frametown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
- Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chapel is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Rockton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockton is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Strange Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
- Gassaway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Twistville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twistville is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
- Exchange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Hill, with the one closest to Bowers Hill listed first.
- Pink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Rocksdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Beech
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Arnoldsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Hur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Orma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Oka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oka
- Big Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Grantsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Russet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Staten
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Hill, with the one closest to Bowers Hill listed first.
- Lydia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lydia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Dink
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Valley Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Porter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Procious
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Gould
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Bomont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Ira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ira is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Spread
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Elkhurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Clay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Hill, with the one closest to Bowers Hill listed first.
- Stumptown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Shock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Normantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- De Kalb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Cedarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Glenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newberne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Alice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Truebada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Hill, with the one closest to Bowers Hill listed first.
- Liverpool
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Garfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Hereford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Meadowdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Fletcher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Kentuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Statts Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Odaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Kenna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Romance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Fairplain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Hill, with the one closest to Bowers Hill listed first.
- Wellford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Island Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Clendenin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Falling Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Reamer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Youngs Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Aarons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Elkview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Three Mile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Sissonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Hill, with the one closest to Bowers Hill listed first.
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Paradise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ritchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Hill, with the one closest to Bowers Hill listed first.
- Oxbow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Smithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Cisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Burnt House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Cantwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Rusk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Cokeleys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Petroleum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Lawford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Cairo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Slab
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Hill, with the one closest to Bowers Hill listed first.
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Lucile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Burning Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Peewee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Palestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Windy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Freeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Greencastle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowers Hill, with the one closest to Bowers Hill listed first.
- Slate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Leachtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Mineral Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kanawha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Meigs County (OH)
- Portland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bowers Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Bowers Hill.
Cemeteries Near Bowers Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowers Hill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bowers Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bowers Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bowers Hill, with the one closest to Bowers Hill listed first.
- Bower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McKown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Triplett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tanner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Creek Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Spencer.
- The Little Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bartlett Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1860646 <4>
- Craig Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spencer Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eventide Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (738 more) ...
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Bowers Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bowers Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bowers Hill, with the one closest to Bowers Hill listed first.
- Schilling
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Schilling is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilling
- Spencer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Triplett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Pink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Speed
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Rocksdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Millard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalolick is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Richardson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Roxalana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beech
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Reedyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reedyville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Gandeeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gandeeville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandeeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bowers Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bowers Hill.
Newspapers Published in Bowers Hill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowers Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bowers Hill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bowers Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bowers Hill:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Roane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Braxton County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Gilmer County
- Jackson County
- Kanawha County
- Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Meigs County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bowers Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bowers Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |