A visit to the Howards Chapel 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 Howards Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howards Chapel Cemetery:
34.5053, -85.6161
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howards Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Howards Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies just to the southwest of the Howards Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Howards Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Howards Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howards Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- The Whitehall Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27051 <5>
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Valley Head Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Valley Head Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24598 <5>
- Bankhead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bankhead Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead Cemetery
- Lankford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Little River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Mentone.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192674 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Howards Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howards Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alpine
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Valley Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bankhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Mentone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hammondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Cloudland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Payne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Adamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Grover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Menlo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <6>
- Kaolin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Blanche
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- New Moon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Pine Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Chavies
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Taft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Broomtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Sylvania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Luna ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Bootsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Dog Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Sigsbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Lickskillet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Ringgold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Henagar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Howards Chapel Cemetery. The following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howards Chapel 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 Howards Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Howards Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2126015 (Howards Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2126015 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 459 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Valley Head
- Location given for Howards Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5052778 Lon: -85.6161111
- 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 DeKalb, 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- Howards Chapel 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. |