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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howard Cemetery

Lat:   33.3218°   (33° 19' 18")

Lon:   -92.8257°   (-92° 49' 32")

The Howard Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Howard Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Howard Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Yocum Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yocum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yocum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yocum Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Scott - Young Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott - Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott - Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott - Young Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Coulter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coulter Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Silver Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silver Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Lisbon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lisbon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lisbon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Watson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Watson Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Hicks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Smeed Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smeed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smeed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smeed Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Union County
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Beech Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Samckover Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samckover Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samckover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Samckover Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54473 <5>
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Ouachita County
    • Mt. Holly Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Holly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Holly Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Pate Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pate Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Goodwin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Primm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Primm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Primm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Primm Cemetery is located in Union County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Howard Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lisbon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Union County
  • Dumas City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
    • Dumas City is located in Union County
  • Louann
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
    • Louann is located in Ouachita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Liberty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Ouachita County
  • Smackover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smackover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smackover
    • Smackover is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smackover <7>
  • Mount Holly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Mount Holly is located in Union County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <7>
  • Sandy Land
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
    • Sandy Land is located in Union County
  • Pace City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pace City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
    • Pace City is located in Ouachita County
  • Norphlet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norphlet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
    • Norphlet is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
  • Joyce City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
    • Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
  • El Dorado
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
    • Village is located in Columbia County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cullendale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullendale
      • Cullendale is located in Ouachita County
    • Stephens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
      • Stephens is located in Ouachita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens <7>
    • Calion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
      • Calion is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
    • Camden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Ouachita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <7>
    • Perdue City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perdue City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
      • Perdue City is located in Union County
    • Lufra ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lufra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
      • Lufra is located in Ouachita County
    • Crain City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crain City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
      • Crain City is located in Union County
    • Milner ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
      • Milner is located in Columbia County

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 Union County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard 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 either 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:

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 #60936  (Howard Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #60936 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lisbon
    • County: Union         Elev: 56
    • Location given for GNIS #60936 (Howard Cemetery)

The official website for Union County: www.co.union.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

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 Arkansas' counties, including Union, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Howard Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3218, Longitude: -92.8257       In this case, the coordinates for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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