Cemetery

Old Bowman

Falls County · THC Atlas #7145001605

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About this site

Old Bowman is a cemetery in Falls County, Texas. It is one of 44 cemeteries documented in Falls County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 110 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.2318, -96.8615. The nearest cataloged historic site is New Bowman (cemetery), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Harrison, General Thomas, Falls County, and Sarahville de Viesca, Site of Colonial Capital.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7145001605. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Old Bowman Cemetery is a predominantly African American burial ground on County Road 201 southeast of Marlin, about a mile from the newer Bowman cemetery on the same road. It sits on private, gated land and holds more than fifty recorded graves.

Sources: usgenwebsites.org

📍 31.2318, -96.8615 · Falls County

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Harrison, General Thomas

Sarahville de Viesca, Site of Colonial Capital

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