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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howard Cemetery:
38.5872, -95.1164
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Howard Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies just to the west of the Howard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Howard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Howard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peoria Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Peoria Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Stanton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stanton Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa Indian Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fouts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fouts Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouts Cemetery
- Mannen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mannen Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannen Cemetery
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Roselawn Memorial Gardens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Memorial Gardens
- The Roselawn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Roselawn Cemetery
- Needham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Green Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
- Indianapolis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Indianapolis Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Wellsville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Wellsville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Osawatomie Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Osawatomie Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osawatomie Cemetery
- Miami County Poor Farm Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Scott Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Scott Valley Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Scott Valley Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Paola.
- The Scott Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Scotts Valley Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
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 Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Peoria
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Imes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Rantoul
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Stanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Le Loup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- B N Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Ottawa Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Ottawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <5>
- Osawatomie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Norwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Baldwin City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edgerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Richter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
- Homewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Greeley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Centropolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baldwin City
- Edgerton
- Le Loup
- Osawatomie
- Ottawa
- Paola
- Rantoul
- Wellsville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Franklin 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 #479692 (Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #479692 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rantoul
- Location given for Howard Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5872346 Lon: -95.1163586
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Franklin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howard 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |