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 ...
The Howard Cemetery is located in Johnson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Allen Cemetery
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Caney Cemetery
- The Caney Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Chapman Cemetery
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Chitty Cemetery
- The Chitty Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Chitty Cemetery
- The Chitty Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Cocke Cemetery
- The Cocke Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Cocke Cemetery
- The Cocke Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Gibson Cemetery
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Goddard Cemetery
- The Goddard Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Gurley Cemetery
- The Gurley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Hall Cemetery
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Jenkins Cemetery
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Keller Cemetery
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Kimmel Cemetery
- The Kimmel Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- McBride Cemetery
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Meneese Cemetery
- The Meneese Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meneese Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Moulton Cemetery
- The Moulton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Peterson Cemetery
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Simmons Cemetery
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Simpson Cemetery
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Springer Cemetery
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Wall Cemetery
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Ward Cemetery
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Webb Cemetery
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Palestine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275693 <2>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Anna
- Bender ‑ Historic
- Bender is located in Johnson County
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- Buncombe
- Carterville
- Cobden
- Crainville
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Creal Springs
- Cypress
- Deer Ridge
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
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- Eagle Point Bay
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
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- Egyptian Hills
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
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- Energy
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Goreville
- Lake Crest
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
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- Lick Creek
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
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- Makanda
- Marion
- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
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- New Burnside
- Ozark
- Reynoldsburg
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
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- Simpson
- Spillertown
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Vienna
- Wartrace
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
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- Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Union County
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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 Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anna
- Carterville
- Cobden
- Creal Springs
- Goreville
- Marion
- New Burnside
- Vienna
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 Howard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 #410604 (Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410604 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goreville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | 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- Howard Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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