A visit to the Howard - Shepard 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 - Shepard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howard - Shepard Cemetery:
37.6676, -83.0179
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howard - Shepard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Howard - Shepard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County<2>.
The county seat for Magoffin County is located in Salyersville. Salyersville lies just to the north northwest of the Howard - Shepard Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Howard - Shepard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard - Shepard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Patton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
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- Arnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
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- Owens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Charles Minix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Charles Minix Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Minix Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Charles Minix Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Salyersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264520 <5>
- Salyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Salyer Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyer Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
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- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
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- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- G V Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The G V Joseph Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G V Joseph Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Thurman Dyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thurman Dyer Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Dyer Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
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- Nathan Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Nathan Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Howard Cemetery
- Bruce Arnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bruce Arnett Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
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- Kenis Mann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kenis Mann Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenis Mann Cemetery
- Montgomery - Minix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Morgan Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Dulton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dulton Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulton Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Whitaker Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Joe Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Joe Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Howard Cemetery
- Boone Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Boone Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Howard Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Bishop Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Howard - Shepard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howard - Shepard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Royalton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
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- Marshallville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
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- Sublett
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
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- Gypsy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Ivyton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Gapville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Lakeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Salyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- David
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Painters Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Falcon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gunlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
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- Goodloe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
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- Asa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
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- Ova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
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- Blue River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
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- Oil Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Wheelersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Elsie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Maggard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Flat Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
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- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
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- Edna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
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- Rousseau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Bays
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
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 - Shepard Cemetery. The following communities are located in Magoffin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard - Shepard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 - Shepard 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 Howard - Shepard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #494678 (Howard-Shepard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #494678 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: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salyersville South
- Location given for Howard-Shepard Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.667594 Lon: -83.017946
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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' (or 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 - Shepard 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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