Dearborn Heights in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Nowlin Cemetery
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Nowlin Family

Nowlin Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, May 21, 2021

1. Nowlin Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Nowlin Cemetery This cemetery was created around 1853 by the Nowlin family, which owned this land and lived on a nearby farm. The first person buried here was James A. Nowlin, the ten-year-old son of William and Adelia Nowlin. Other nineteenth-century people interred here include members of the Thompson, Penny, Bolle and Griffin families. In 1950 Dearborn Township took ownership of the cemetery at the Nowlin family’s request. The City of Dearborn Heights became the owner after its 1963 incorporation.

Nowlin Family In 1834 John (1790-1869) and Melinda Nowlin (1802-1873) moved with their five children from New York to the Michigan Territory. On April 28, 1835, John bought eighty acres of land along the Ecorse River from the United States government. The family built a farmstead near here. They were one of the first Euro-American families to settle in this area. In 1876 John’s son William (1821-1889) published The Bark Covered House, Or Back in the Woods Again. A memoir of his family’s experience, the book was a “description of real pioneer life in the Wilderness of Michigan.”

Erected 2016 by Michigan Historical Commission-Michigan

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History Center. (Marker Number L2286.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 28, 1835.

Location. 42° 16.162′ N, 83° 15.908′ W. Marker is in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Van Born Road and Madison Street, on the right when traveling west on Van Born Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5649 Madison St, Dearborn Heights MI 48125, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oak Grove Burying Ground

Nowlin Family Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., June 5, 2024

2. Nowlin Family Marker

(approx. half a mile away); Aaron Greeley / St. Cosme Line Road (approx. 2.2 miles away); St. Joseph's Retreat (approx. 2.3 miles away); Planning for People (approx. 2.3 miles away); Dearborn Hills Golf Club (approx. 2.3 miles away); Malcolm X Shabazz / Wilfred Little (approx. 2½ miles away); The Allen Park VA Medical Center (approx. 2.6 miles away); Rhythm of Radio (approx. 2.6 miles away).

More about this marker. The Nowlin Family side of the marker faces in towards the cemetery and not visible without access to the grounds.

Nowlin Cemetery / Nowlin Family Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, May 21, 2021

3. Nowlin Cemetery / Nowlin Family Marker

Nowlin Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, May 21, 2021

4. Nowlin Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,648 times since then and 167 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 24, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. 2. submitted on June 5, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on September 24, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.

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Nowlin Cemetery
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Nowlin Family