Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lake Howard (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lake Howard. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Lake Howard ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Howard: Lk. Howard
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lake Howard. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Howard.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lake Howard is located in DeKalb County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of DeKalb County: Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Chattooga (GA), Dade (GA) & Walker (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Lake Howard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Howard:
- DeKalb County (The home county of Lake Howard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Howard, with the one closest to Lake Howard listed first.
- Alpine
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- 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
- Mentone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fort Payne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kaolin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Adamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- 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
- Chavies
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Howard, with the one closest to Lake Howard listed first.
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- 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
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- 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
- Ringgold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Gaylesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lawrence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Etowah County
- Keener
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Howard, with the one closest to Lake Howard listed first.
- Central
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Flat Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Gray ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Rock City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Section
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Higdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Eliza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Fackler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Hollywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County
- Peters ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Howard, with the one closest to Lake Howard listed first.
- Cloudland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Menlo
(7 miles [11.3 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 <1>
- Berryton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Lyerly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Chattoogaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Summerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Pennville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <1>
- Zula ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Howard, with the one closest to Lake Howard listed first.
- Rising Fawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stewart Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Trenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cole City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Morganville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Howard, with the one closest to Lake Howard listed first.
- Coosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oreburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Armuchee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Floyd Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Glenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Mount Berry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robealou Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Summerville Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Howard, with the one closest to Lake Howard listed first.
- Bronco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Martindale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Martindale is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Cassandra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Kensington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- LaFayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Durham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Thompsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Rock Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Villanow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Villanow is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Howard, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Howard.
Cemeteries Near Lake Howard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Howard.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lake Howard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Howard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Howard, with the one closest to Lake Howard listed first.
- Howards Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitehall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bankhead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Head Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (477 more) ...
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Lake Howard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Howard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Howard, with the one closest to Lake Howard listed first.
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 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)
- Chesterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Fort Payne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Menlo
(7 miles [11.3 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 <1>
- Grover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Kaolin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Blake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blake is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- 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
- Chelsea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chelsea is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Howard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Howard.
Newspapers Published in Lake Howard ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Howard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Howard, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Howard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lake Howard:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Floyd County
- Walker County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lake Howard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Howard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |