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 McLean County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Arrowsmith Twp. Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Bellflower Cemetery
- The Bellflower Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower Cemetery
- Benjaminville Friends Cemetery
- The Benjaminville Friends Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjaminville Friends Cemetery
- The Benjaminville Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benjaminville Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #597586 <2>
- Bishop Cemetery
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
- The Campground Cemetery is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Campground Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Farmer City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105028 <2>
- Dawson Cemetery
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Diamond Grove Cemetery
- Diamond Grove Cemetery
- Farmer City Cemetery
- The Farmer City Cemetery is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Frankeberger Cemetery
- The Frankeberger Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankeberger Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
- Greenleaf Cemetery
- The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
- Lebo Cemetery
- The Lebo Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
- The McCord Cemetery is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Old Rutledge Cemetery
- The Old Rutledge Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rutledge Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
- The Payne Cemetery is located in McLean County
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- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Rutledge Cemetery
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in McLean County
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- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
- Walden Cemetery
- The Walden Cemetery is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
- The Walters Cemetery is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
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:
- Arrowsmith
- Bellflower
- Birkbeck
- Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
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- Brokaw
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
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- Cooksville
- De Land
- De Witt
- De Witt is located in De Witt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Downs
- Ellsworth
- Farmer City
- Foosland
- Fullerton
- Fullerton is located in De Witt County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gillum
- Gillum is located in McLean County
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- Glen Avon
- Glen Avon is located in McLean County
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- Heyworth
- Kumler
- Kumler is located in McLean County
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- Laurette
- Laurette is located in McLean County
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- Le Roy
- Lotus
- Lotus is located in Champaign County
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- Mansfield
- Merna
- Parnell
- Parnell is located in De Witt County
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- Saybrook
- Wapella
- Watkins
- Watkins is located in De Witt County
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- Weldon
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 McLean County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arrowsmith
- Bellflower
- Cooksville
- De Land
- Ellsworth
- Farmer City
- Heyworth
- Le Roy
- Mansfield
- Wapella
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Howard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McLean 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 #1747588 (Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1747588 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: McLean
- Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Farmer City North
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McLean, 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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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