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:
37.4812, -83.6757
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 Knott County<2>.
The county seat for Knott County is located in Hindman. Hindman lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Howard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pendergrass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass Cemetery
- McIntire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McIntire Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire Cemetery
- The McIntire Cemetery has also been known as:
- Manious, McIntire & Dooley Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Snowden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Snowden Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden Cemetery
- The Snowden Cemetery has also been known as:
- The Pines Cemetery
- Burns Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lerose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lerose Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Cowcreek Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Callahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Callahan Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Kearney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kearney Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Cemetery
- Mose Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mose Price Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mose Price Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Esau - Gabbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Esau - Gabbard Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esau - Gabbard Cemetery
- The Esau - Gabbard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gabbard Branch Cemetery
- Henry Gabbard / James Cole Cemetery
- Indian Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Botner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Botner Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botner Cemetery
- John Tyler Brewer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The River View Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- Brandenburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brandenburg Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg Cemetery
- Stonecoal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Stonecoal Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal Cemetery
- Valentine Brewer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- William Dougie Burch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The William Dougie Burch Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Dougie Burch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the William Dougie Burch Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Booneville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2478902 <5>
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Noble Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Noble Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
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:
- Booneville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lerose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Pebworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Southfork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Lone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Idamay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Vincent
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Travellers Rest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Ricetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Beattyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jetts Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
- Athol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tallega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Saint Helens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Heidelberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Sebastian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Copebranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
- Island City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Primrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Vada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vada is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Chenowee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Williba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williba is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba
- Fincastle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Sextons Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Teges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Teges is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges
- Mistletoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
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 Knott 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 first visit 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 Knott 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 #2120781 (Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2120781 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: Knott
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Booneville
- Location given for Howard Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4812088 Lon: -83.675712
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Knott, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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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