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. 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 Howard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howard Cemetery:
37.8403, -89.1698
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Howard Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Howard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Howard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Howard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blairsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blairsville Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blairsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Blairsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255811 <5>
- De Soto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The De Soto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Cemetery
- Indian Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Indian Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill Cemetery
- Cundiff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- Osage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Osage Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Rees Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rees Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Emerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Emerson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Cemetery
- Greathouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Miners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Miners Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Miners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Miners Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Cemetery
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dutch Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill Cemetery
- Central - Crews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beasley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Dillinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dillinger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillinger Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Hinchcliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinchcliff Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchcliff Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wells Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Royalton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108783 <5>
- Browning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Moyers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Hurst
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- De Soto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Cambria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <6>
- Hallidayboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Dewmaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Elkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Zeigler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crainville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Herrin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Energy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Spur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Freeman Spur has also been known as:
- Freeman Spur village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <6>
- Plumfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Mulkeytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Murphysboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cambon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Vergennes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orient
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Christopher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Oraville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- Christopher
- De Soto
- Elkville
- Herrin
- Murphysboro
- Zeigler
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 helpful 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 Howard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Howard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #410605 (Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410605 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: De Soto
- Location given for Howard Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8403282 Lon: -89.1698029
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Jackson, 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- Howard 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |