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. 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 Howardville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howardville Cemetery:
43.1866, -92.7019
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howardville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
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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)
- The Stillwater Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Cemetery
- Orchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Orchard Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Beckwith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Beckwith Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osage Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Deerfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Deerfield Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Cemetery
- Brownville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Brownville Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Cemetery
- Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West End Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The West End Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Rudd Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rudd Twp. Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd Twp. Cemetery
- Sunnyside Memory Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reckner Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Reckner Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reckner Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
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)
- Orchard is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Colwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Charles City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Deerfield is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Rock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Bassett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Roseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Carrville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carrville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
- Elma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Little Cedar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Chickasaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Alta Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Riceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nora Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- 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)
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Aureola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aureola is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aureola
- Marble Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Ansgar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 start with 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #457697 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: Floyd
- Est. Elev: 343 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Floyd
- Location given for Howardville Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1866393 Lon: -92.7018571
- 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 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 '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- Howardville 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> | 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. |
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