A visit to the Bowles 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 Bowles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bowles Cemetery:
37.4304, -81.7932
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bowles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bowles Cemetery is located in McDowell County<2>.
The county seat for McDowell County is located in Welch. Welch lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Bowles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bowles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bowles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bowles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lockhart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Robert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Robert Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Candy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Candy Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Brant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brant Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Cemetery
- Horn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Robert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Robert Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Atwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Atwell Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwell Cemetery
- Riffe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Riffe Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe Cemetery
- Deskins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Deskins Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deskins Cemetery
- Iaeger Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Iaeger Memorial Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Iaeger Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Roderfield.
- The Iaeger Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roderfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151357 <5>
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 Bowles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bowles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Union City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Avondale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Wilmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmore is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Iaeger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Roderfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roderfield is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderfield
- Bradshaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Panther
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Paynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Paynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Jackson Flats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Jackson Flats
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Davy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Davy is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Yukon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Wyoming City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming City is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming City
- Height
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Height is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Height
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Height is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Peapatch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Peapatch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- War
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- War is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Welch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gilbert Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Stoneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Cub City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Woosley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley
- Baisden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fanny
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Baileysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Wharncliffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Bowles Cemetery. The following communities are located in McDowell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Iaeger
- War
- War lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Bowles Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for War.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Welch
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bowles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to McDowell 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 Bowles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1536262 (Bowles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1536262 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: McDowell
- Est. Elev: 343 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iaeger
- Location given for Bowles Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4303895 Lon: -81.7931693
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including McDowell, 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 from Point A (ie- Bowles 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. |
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