A visit to the Howard 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 Howard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howard Cemetery:
32.8996, -86.1405
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Howard Cemetery is located in Coosa County<2>.
The county seat for Coosa County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies just to the west of the Howard Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Howard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Nixburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nixburg Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg Cemetery
- Peace & Goodwill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McEwen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McEwen Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen Cemetery
- McEwen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McEwen Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen Cemetery
- Rockford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rockford Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford Cemetery
- Rockford Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Rockford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Rockford Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rockford Cemetery
- Nixburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Nixburg Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
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- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Doctor Kellys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miller - Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Fishpond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fishpond Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond Cemetery
- Socapatoy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Socapatoy Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socapatoy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Socapatoy Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Kellyton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26361 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hissop
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Cottage Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nixburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Ray
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Pentonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Fishpond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Kellyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Equality
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Seman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Our Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Mount Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Alexander City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goodwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weogufka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Stewartville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Hollins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Central
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Jordan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Titus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irma ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Hackneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Dollar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
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 Howard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexander City
- Goodwater
- Rockford
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 Howard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Coosa 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 Howard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #163401 (Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163401 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: Coosa
- Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockford
- Location given for Howard Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8995681 Lon: -86.1405247
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Coosa, 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 from Point A (ie- Howard 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. |