A visit to the Cowley 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 Cowley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cowley Cemetery (FG ID #84011).
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 Cowley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cowley Cemetery:
44.8766, -108.4536
The Cowley Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Cowley.
The cemetery is located in Big Horn County<2>.
The county seat for Big Horn County is located in Basin. Basin lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Cowley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cowley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Cowley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cowley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mexican Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Byron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lovell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lovell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Draw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Penrose Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iona - Kane Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowler Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowler Cemetery is located in Carbon County (MT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler Cemetery
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Annherer Spring Grave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Annherer Spring Grave is located in Carbon County (MT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annherer Spring Grave
- Deadman Creek Grave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Deadman Creek Grave is located in Carbon County (MT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Creek Grave
- Emblem Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burlington Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Cowley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cowley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cowley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lovell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Byron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frannie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kane ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Powell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Emblem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
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 Cowley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Big Horn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cowley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlington
- Cowley
- Deaver
- Garland
- Lovell
- Powell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Cowley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wyoming:
- Pages specific to Big Horn 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 Cowley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #84011
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1587128 (Cowley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1587128 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: Big Horn
- Est. Elev: 1212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cowley
- Location given for Cowley Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.8766192 Lon: -108.4537311
- 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 Wyoming's counties, including Big Horn, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cowley 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. |