A visit to the Howelton 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 Howelton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howelton Cemetery:
34.0507, -86.1775
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howelton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Howelton Cemetery is located in Etowah County<2>.
The county seat for Etowah County is located in Gadsden. Gadsden lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Howelton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Howelton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howelton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dillard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dillard Cemetery is located in Etowah County
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- Carnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Carnes Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Cemetery
- Ivalee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ivalee Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee Cemetery
- Brasher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Conn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Conn Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conn Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Noble Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Noble Hill Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Robbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Gallant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gallant Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Gilland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilland Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilland Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Walls Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Walls Chapel Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Chapel Cemetery
- Cornelius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Cemetery
- Sauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sauls Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauls Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- McCartney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McCartney Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartney Cemetery
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Howelton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howelton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Howelton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
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- Benson ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Ivalee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Egypt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Aurora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Ridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Gallant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Attalla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Mountainboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Greer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Steele
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alabama City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Altoona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nix ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Reece City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reece City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Whitesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Gadsden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Black Creek Falls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Black Creek Falls is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Falls
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Whitesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Sardis City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
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 Howelton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Etowah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howelton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alabama City
- Attalla
- Gadsden
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 Howelton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Etowah 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 Howelton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #120486 (Howelton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120486 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: Etowah
- Est. Elev: 303 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Howelton
- Location given for Howelton Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0506523 Lon: -86.1774765
- 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 Etowah, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Howelton 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. |