A visit to the Stowers 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 Stowers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stowers Cemetery:
38.2420, -82.0196
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stowers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stowers Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Hamlin. Hamlin lies just to the west northwest of the Stowers Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Stowers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stowers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- May Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The May Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Stowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stowers Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers Cemetery
- Peck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Peck Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
- Egnor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Egnor Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egnor Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Black Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Adkins Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Plumley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Plumley Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumley Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Griffith Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Griffith Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Harveys Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harveys Creek Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Creek Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hamlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Black Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Stowers - Adkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Calloway Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calloway Cemetery
- Elkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Elkins Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
- Elkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Elkins Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
- Egnor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Egnor Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egnor Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McClure Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Bays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bays Cemetery is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stowers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stowers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sweetland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sweetland is also located in Lincoln County
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- Yawkey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yawkey is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawkey
- East ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East
- Myra
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Myra is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Palermo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Palermo is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Tango
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tango is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tango
- Hamlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alkol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alkol is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkol
- Sod
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sod is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sod
- Garretts Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Bend is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bend
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kinder is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Portersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Portersville is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Spears ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spears is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears
- Layville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Dodson Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Junction is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Junction
- Morrisvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisvale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisvale
- Priestley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Priestley is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestley
- Sheridan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Julian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Julian is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Horse Creek Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Hamlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Hamlin is also located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Harless
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Alum Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tornado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tornado is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tornado
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 Stowers Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stowers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 Stowers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Stowers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1547544 (Stowers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1547544 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hager
- Location given for Stowers Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2420378 Lon: -82.0195776
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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 Lincoln, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stowers 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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