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:
36.8931, -83.2616
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 Harlan County<2>.
The county seat for Harlan County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies just to the southwest of the Howard Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Howard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Napier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- The Middleton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wynn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75115 <5>
- Nolan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- The Nolan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nolarn Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2546559 <5>
- Gabes Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gabes Branch Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabes Branch Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Evarts Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- The Middleton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2436371 <5>
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
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- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- The Johnson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Family Cemetery
- Rainbow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rainbow Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Cemetery
- Burkhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Burkhart Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- The Middleton Cemetery has also been known as:
- George Middleton Cemetery
- Pounding Mill Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2541074 <5>
- Nolan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- The Nolan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2546559 <5>
- Camp Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Rosspoint
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
- Coxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coxton is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Ages
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ages is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Putney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Verda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Verda is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
- Draper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Draper is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Baxter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evarts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darkmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Bailey Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Loyall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Redbud
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Short Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Kenvir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Big Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Bledsoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bobs Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Cawood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Mary Alice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Dizney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Totz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Helton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Wallins Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- South Wallins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Louellen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Louellen is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
- Chappell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
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. The following communities are located in Harlan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Harlan 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 #512817 (Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #512817 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: Harlan
- Est. Elev: 410 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bledsoe
- Location given for Howard Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8931456 Lon: -83.2615666
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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 Harlan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 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> | 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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