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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Howards Point. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Howards Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Howards Point, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Howards Point (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Howards Point. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Howards Point ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Howards Point: Howards Pt.
  • While the name of this community is Howards Point, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Howards Point may originally have been Howard's Point.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Howards Point might be written as Howard Point.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Howards Point is historic, it would have been located within present day Fayette County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Bond, Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Marion, Montgomery & Shelby.

Below are the counties that are near Howards Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howards Point:

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Howards Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howards Point, with the one closest to Howards Point listed first.
    • Saint Elmo
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
      • Saint Elmo is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Elmo <4>
    • Brownstown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
      • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <4>
    • Loogootee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loogootee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loogootee
      • Loogootee is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loogootee <4>
    • Saint Peter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Peter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
      • Saint Peter is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peter <4>
    • Bluff City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Fayette County
    • La Clede
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
      • La Clede is located in Fayette County
    • Saint Paul
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
    • Holliday
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
      • Holliday is located in Fayette County
    • Farina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farina
      • Farina is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farina <4>
    • Vandalia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
      • Vandalia is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <4>
    • Dressor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dressor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
      • Dressor is located in Fayette County
    • Ramsey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shobonier
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shobonier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shobonier
      • Shobonier is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shobonier <4>
  • Bond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howards Point, with the one closest to Howards Point listed first.
    • Mulberry Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
      • Mulberry Grove is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry Grove <4>
    • Smithboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithboro
      • Smithboro is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithboro <4>
    • Greenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,365 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howards Point, with the one closest to Howards Point listed first.
    • Pana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
      • Pana is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <4>
    • Rosamond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosamond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosamond
      • Rosamond is located in Christian County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosamond <4>
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howards Point, with the one closest to Howards Point listed first.
    • Iola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Iola is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <4>
    • Louisville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
      • Louisville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
    • Kenner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
      • Kenner is located in Clay County
    • Xenia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ingraham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clinton County
    • Keyesport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyesport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesport
      • Keyesport is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyesport <4>
  • Cumberland County
    • Neoga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neoga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
      • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <4>
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howards Point, with the one closest to Howards Point listed first.
    • Altamont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <4>
    • Gilmore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
      • Gilmore is located in Effingham County
    • Dexter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Effingham County
    • Moccasin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
      • Moccasin is located in Effingham County
    • Beecher City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
      • Beecher City is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Edgewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <4>
    • Funkhouser
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
      • Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
    • Mason
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Mason is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
    • Watson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <4>
    • Shumway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shumway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumway
      • Shumway is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shumway <4>
    • Heartville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
      • Heartville is located in Effingham County
    • Effingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Teutopolis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jasper County
    • Wheeler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <4>
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howards Point, with the one closest to Howards Point listed first.
    • Kinmundy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Vernon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <4>
    • Alma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
    • Omega
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omega have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
      • Omega is located in Marion County
    • Patoka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Fairman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
      • Fairman is located in Marion County
    • Iuka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Iuka is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <4>
    • Odin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
      • Odin is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <4>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howards Point, with the one closest to Howards Point listed first.
    • Fillmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <4>
    • Coffeen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeen
      • Coffeen is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeen <4>
    • Nokomis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ohlman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coalton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Coalton is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Wenonah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wenonah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
      • Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Witt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
      • Witt is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Witt <4>
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howards Point, with the one closest to Howards Point listed first.
    • Cowden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
      • Cowden is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowden <4>
    • Herrick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
      • Herrick is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <4>
    • Mode
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
      • Mode is located in Shelby County
    • Stewardson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewardson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardson
      • Stewardson is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewardson <4>
    • Lakewood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
    • Oconee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
      • Oconee is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconee <4>
    • Sigel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Tower Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
      • Tower Hill is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower Hill <4>
    • Strasburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
      • Strasburg is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
    • Shelbyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howards Point, see our County-by-County Page for Howards Point.

Newspapers Published in Howards Point ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 182 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howards Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howards Point, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howards Point.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Howards Point:

Cemeteries Near Howards Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howards Point.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howards Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howards Point, with the one closest to Howards Point listed first.

  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
  • Guy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guy Cemetery
  • Sidener Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Stein Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stein Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stein Cemetery
  • Lovett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovett Cemetery
  • St. Bonaventure Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bonaventure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bonaventure Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Padon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padon Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Crums Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crums Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crums Chapel Cemetery
  • Yolton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yolton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yolton Cemetery
  • Besing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Besing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Besing Cemetery
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    • Post Oak Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
    • Rhodes Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Family Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Howards Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Howards Point.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Howards Point, with the one closest to Howards Point listed first.

  • Saint Elmo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Saint Elmo is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Elmo <4>
  • Avena
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
    • Avena is located in Fayette County
  • Saint James
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
    • Saint James is located in Fayette County
  • Brownstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
    • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <4>
  • Altamont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
    • Altamont is located in Effingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <4>
  • Gilmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Gilmore is located in Effingham County
  • Loogootee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loogootee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loogootee
    • Loogootee is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loogootee <4>
  • Wilberton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilberton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberton
    • Wilberton is located in Fayette County
  • Dexter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Dexter is located in Effingham County
  • Blue Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
    • Blue Point is located in Effingham County
  • Moccasin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
    • Moccasin is located in Effingham County
  • Saint Paul
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
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    • La Clede
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
      • La Clede is located in Fayette County
    • Edgewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <4>
    • Beecher City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
      • Beecher City is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howards Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howards Point.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Howards Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Howards Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Howards Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0209, Longitude: -88.8576       In this case, the coordinates for Howards Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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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