A visit to the Howardville 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 Howardville Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howardville 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 Howardville Cemetery
Lat: 43.1866° (43° 11' 11")
Lon: -92.7019° (-92° 42' 6")
The Howardville Cemetery is located in Floyd County<2>.
The county seat for Floyd County is located in Charles City. Charles City lies just to the south of the Howardville Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Howardville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howardville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stillwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stillwater Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stillwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stillwater Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Orchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orchard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Orchard Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Beckwith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beckwith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beckwith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beckwith Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Tucker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Peters Catholic Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Osage Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dudley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dudley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Floyd County
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- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Eden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Deerfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deerfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deerfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Deerfield Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Brownville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brownville Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- West End Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West End Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West End Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Rudd Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rudd Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rudd Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rudd Twp. Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Sunnyside Memory Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Memory Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sunnyside Memory Gardens is located in Floyd County
- Reckner Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reckner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Reckner Cemetery is located in Howard County
- St. Peters Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Howardville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howardville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Floyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Colwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwell
- Colwell is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colwell <6>
- New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Haven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County
- Charles City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charles City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles City
- Charles City is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles City <6>
- Osage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rudd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deerfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
- Rock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Bassett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Roseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Carrville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
- Carrville is located in Floyd County
- Elma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Little Cedar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Chickasaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Alta Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Alta Vista is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <6>
- Riceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Riceville is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <6>
- Nora Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Springs
- Nora Springs is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora Springs <6>
- Rockford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Ionia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stacyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Aureola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aureola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aureola
- Aureola is located in Floyd County
- Marble Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Rock
- Marble Rock is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Rock <6>
- Saint Ansgar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ansgar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ansgar
- Saint Ansgar is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ansgar <6>
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 Howardville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Floyd County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howardville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charles City
- Elma
- Elma lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Howardville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Marble Rock
- Mitchell
- Nora Springs
- Osage
- Riceville
- Rockford
- Saint Ansgar
- Stacyville
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 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 Howardville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Floyd County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Howardville Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Howardville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457697 (Howardville Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #457697 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: Floyd
- County: Floyd Elev: 343
- Location given for GNIS #457697 (Howardville Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcoia.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.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 Iowa's counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Howardville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1866, Longitude: -92.7019 In this case, the coordinates for the Howardville 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |