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 #77828).
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:
38.3098, -82.3535
The Bowen Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies just to the southwest 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 34 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bowen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Crooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Crooks Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Cemetery
- Bloss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bloss Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloss Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Cedar Cliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Cliff Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff Cemetery
- Baylous Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Baylous Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baylous Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Mars Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mars Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Cemetery
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Memorial Park is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Memorial Park
- Woodmere Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Spurlock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sanson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sanson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanson Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Mill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Ramey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ramey Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Swann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Swann Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann Cemetery
- Ridgelawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bowen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Melissa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sarah
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hodges
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wayne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barboursville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Guyandotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Hamlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Proctorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Armilda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chesapeake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nestlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fudges Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Echo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sybene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barboursville
- Burlington
- Chesapeake
- Guyandotte
- Huntington
- Wayne
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bowen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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: #77828
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536254 (Bowen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536254 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winslow
- Location given for Bowen Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3098079 Lon: -82.3520938
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wayne, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bowen 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |