A visit to the Bowen Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bowen Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bowen Cemetery (FG ID #77827).
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 Bowen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowen Cemetery:
38.0970, -81.6165
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Bowen Cemetery is located in Boone County<3>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Madison. Madison lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the west of the Bowen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bowen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bowen Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oxley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pineview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pineview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Orgas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79563 <1>
- Adkins Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ferrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fauber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Porter Cemetery is located in Bloomingrose.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79599 <1>
- Mechanics & Miners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mechanics & Miners Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanics & Miners Cemetery
- The Mechanics & Miners Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bloomingrose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79153 <1>
- Workman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Evans Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Evans Family Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Family Cemetery
- The Evans Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evans Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78304 <1>
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Little White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Little White Oak Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little White Oak Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little White Oak Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Orgas.
- The Little White Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80281 <1>
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drawdy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pettry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pettry Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pettry Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the east of Comfort.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79538 <1>
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kirk Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the east of Ashford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78886 <1>
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barker Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Peytona.
- The Barker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barker - Round Bottom Road Cemetery
- Round Bottom Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2549037 <1>
- Javins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Javins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnside - Byrnside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burnside - Byrnside Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside - Byrnside Cemetery
- The Burnside - Byrnside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Byrnside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484468 <1>
- Jarrells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- The Williams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Williams Mtn. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80303 <1>
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Bowen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fosterville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fosterville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Kirbyton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kirbyton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Hopkins Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hopkins Fork is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Fork
- Seth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nelson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nelson is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Sharlow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sharlow is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharlow
- Coopertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coopertown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Comfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomingrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomingrose is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingrose
- Milltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Cabot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cabot is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Orgas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orgas is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgas
- Joes Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Joes Creek is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joes Creek
- Racine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Keith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keith is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Peytona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
- Williams Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Mountain is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mountain
- Prenter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prenter is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prenter
- Johns
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johns is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Andrew
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Andrew is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
- Sylvester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brushton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brushton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Winifrede
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Rumble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rumble is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Ashford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Easly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Easly is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easly
- Nellis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nellis is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellis
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 Bowen Cemetery. The following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowen 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 either 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 Bowen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Bowen Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #77827
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536253 (Bowen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536253 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sylvester
- Location given for Bowen Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0970478 Lon: -81.6165061
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bowen Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |