A visit to the Dona 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 Dona Howard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dona Howard Cemetery:
37.5908, -82.9281
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dona Howard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dona Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County<2>.
The county seat for Magoffin County is located in Salyersville. Salyersville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Dona Howard Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Dona Howard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dona Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dan Shepherd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dan Shepherd Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan Shepherd Cemetery
- Wireman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wireman Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wireman Cemetery
- Jeff Shepherd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jeff Shepherd Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Shepherd Cemetery
- Goldie Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- John B Shepard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Vanderpool Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool Cemetery
- Sub Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sub Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sub Howard Cemetery
- Wireman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wireman Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wireman Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Willburn Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Whitaker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitaker Family Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Whitaker Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Sublett.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484827 <5>
- Dulton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dulton Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulton Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Salyersville.
- Albert Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raleigh Shepherd Sr. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jimmie Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jim Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jim Buck Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Buck Cemetery
- Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Joseph Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- William England Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dona Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dona Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gunlock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- David
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Goodloe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Gapville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Blue River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Gypsy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Manton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Ivyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Hueysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eastern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Langley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Maytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Warco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Warco is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warco
- Sublett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Garrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lackey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Printer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Printer is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printer
- Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <6>
- Watergap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Dwale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Prestonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
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 Dona Howard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Magoffin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dona Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Dona Howard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Magoffin 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 Dona Howard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2339026 (Dona Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2339026 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: Magoffin
- Est. Elev: 295 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: David
- Location given for Dona Howard Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5907753 Lon: -82.9281374
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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 Kentucky's counties, including Magoffin, 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- Dona 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> | 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. |