A visit to the Howell 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 Howell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howell Cemetery:
32.1404, -87.9953
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Howell Cemetery is located in Marengo County<2>.
The county seat for Marengo County is located in Linden. Linden lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Howell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Howell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Howell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nanafalia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Nanafalia Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia Cemetery
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Mariah Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mariah Cemetery
- Geneva Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Red House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Red House Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Aimwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Aimwell Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- James Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The James Chapel Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Chapel Cemetery
- Millwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Millwood Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spencer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Berry Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Berry Chapel Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Chapel Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Howell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Nanafalia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Tompkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Lavaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Aimwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Pennington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Half Acre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Sweet Water
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Choctaw City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Putnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Myrtlewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Morvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Moss ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Jachin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Pelham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dixon's Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
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 Howell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marengo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Howell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marengo 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 Howell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #120480 (Howell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120480 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: Marengo
- Est. Elev: 68 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Myrtlewood South
- Location given for Howell Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1404248 Lon: -87.995292
- 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 Marengo, 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- Howell 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. |