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A visit to the Howard Cemetery ...


The location of the Howard Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howard Cemetery

Lat:   37.6742°   (37° 40' 27")

Lon:   -94.7008°   (-94° 42' 2")

The Howard Cemetery is located in Bourbon County<2>.

The county seat for Bourbon County is located in Fort Scott. Fort Scott lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Howard Cemetery .

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 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 Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Bourbon County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Howard Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Dry Wood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
      • Dry Wood is located in Crawford County
    • Cato
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Crawford County
    • Coalvale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
      • Coalvale is located in Crawford County
    • Arcadia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Englevale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englevale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
      • Englevale is located in Crawford County
    • Gross
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
      • Gross is located in Crawford County
    • Garland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Bourbon County
    • Pawnee Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
      • Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County
    • Godfrey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
      • Godfrey is located in Bourbon County
    • Farlington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Arma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
      • Arma is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <4>
    • Mulberry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <4>
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Burgess
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgess have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
        • Burgess is located in Barton County (MO)
        • Estimated population in 2017: 54 people
      • Ronald
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
        • Ronald is located in Bourbon County
      • Hiattville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiattville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
        • Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
      • Franklin
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
        • Franklin is located in Crawford County
      • Breezy Hill ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breezy Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
        • Breezy Hill is located in Crawford County
      • Edison
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
        • Edison is located in Crawford County
      • Fox Town
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
        • Fox Town is located in Crawford County
      • Curranville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curranville
        • Curranville is located in Crawford County
      • Fort Scott
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
        • Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
        • Fort Scott has also been known as:
        • Fort Scott City
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <4>
      • Ringo
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo
        • Ringo is located in Crawford County
      • Liberal
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
        • Liberal is located in Barton County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
      • Bronaugh
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronaugh
        • Bronaugh is located in Vernon County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
      • Bell Town ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
        • Bell Town is located in Bourbon County
      • Marmaton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
        • Marmaton is located in Bourbon County

    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 Bourbon County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Howard Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Brown Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Endicott - Spence Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pine Lawn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Lawn Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Lawn Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • McGonigle Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGonigle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGonigle Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGonigle Cemetery
    • Mayfield Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayfield Cemetery
    • Tweedy Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tweedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tweedy Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tweedy Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Sheffield Cemetery
    • Old Arcadia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Arcadia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Arcadia Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Arcadia Cemetery
    • Englevale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Englevale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Englevale Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Englevale Cemetery
    • Gill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gill Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gill Cemetery
    • Clarksburg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarksburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clarksburg Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarksburg Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Farlington Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Farlington Cemetery is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farlington Cemetery
      • Leroy Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Leroy Cemetery is located in Barton County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leroy Cemetery
      • Heavisides Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heavisides Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Heavisides Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heavisides Cemetery
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Shiloh Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Barton County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • McKill Chapel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKill Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McKill Chapel Cemetery is located in Vernon County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKill Chapel Cemetery
      • Mayberry Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayberry Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #475018  (Howard Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #475018 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Cato
      • County: Bourbon         Elev: 254
      • Location given for GNIS #475018 (Howard Cemetery)

    The official website for Bourbon County: www.bourboncountyks.org/

    The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

    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 Kansas' counties, including Bourbon, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Howard Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6742, Longitude: -94.7008       In this case, the coordinates for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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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