A visit to the Dowdy 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 Dowdy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dowdy Cemetery:
37.6868, -80.3490
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dowdy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dowdy Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Union. Union lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Dowdy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dowdy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Dowdy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dowdy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Adwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan Memorial Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Lewis Tunnel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Tunnel Cemetery is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Tunnel Cemetery
- Greenbrier Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosewood Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosewood Cemetery is located in Lewisburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79749 <5>
- Old Stone Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Stone Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stone Cemetery
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- Coffman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Gap Mills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Gap Mills Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Mills Cemetery
- Rowan Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Rowan Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Rowan Family Cemetery is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowan Family Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of New Castle (VA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146761 <5>
- Bryan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bryan Cemetery is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Cemetery
- Old Rehobeth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rehobeth Cemetery
- Ruble Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Ruble Cemetery is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble Cemetery
- Bostic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Bostic Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dowdy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dowdy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Caldwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Hollywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Ronceverte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairlea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Brink ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Fort Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Frazier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Clendenenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- Wild Meadow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Richlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Anthony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Moss Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Wolfcreek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Frankford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frankford is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Alderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Dowdy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dowdy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alderson
- Lewisburg
- New Castle
- Ronceverte
- Union
- White Sulphur Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Dowdy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Dowdy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1556650 (Dowdy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1556650 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 853 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glace
- Location given for Dowdy Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6867897 Lon: -80.3489563
- 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 Monroe, 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- Dowdy 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |