A visit to the Howardsille 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 Howardsille Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howardsille Cemetery:
42.3767, -89.9043
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howardsille Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Howardsille Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.
The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Howardsille Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Howardsille Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Howardsille Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howardsille Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holley Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Holley Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holley Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Lena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106206 <5>
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Kent Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kent Lutheran Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Lutheran Cemetery
- The Kent Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kent Cemetery
- Kent United Baptist Cemetery
- Old Liberal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106432 <5>
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Louisa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Louisa Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa Cemetery
- Waddams Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Waddams Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddams Grove Cemetery
- East Chelsea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Chelsea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The West Chelsea Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chelsea Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Lena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kelloggs Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kelloggs Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggs Grove Cemetery
- The Kelloggs Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Hawk Monument Cemetery
- Blackhawk Monument Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180780 <5>
- Yellow Creek Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Nora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Nora Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salem UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Salem UCC Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UCC Cemetery
- Samel Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Howardsille Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howardsille Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
- Stockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Nora
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Eleroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pearl City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Loran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McConnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winslow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Pleasant Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Bolton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cadiz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- South Wayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Apple River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oneco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Browntown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Browntown is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
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 Howardsille Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephenson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howardsille Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apple River
- Freeport
- Gratiot
- Lena
- Nora
- Nora lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Howardsille Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Orangeville
- Pearl City
- South Wayne
- Stockton
- Warren
- Winslow
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 Howardsille Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Stephenson 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 Howardsille Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1955364 (Howardsille Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1955364 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: Stephenson
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Warren
- Location given for Howardsille Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.37668 Lon: -89.9042891
- 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 Stephenson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howardsille 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. |