A visit to the Howell 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 Howell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howell Cemetery:
37.7412, -83.8441
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Howell Cemetery is located in Estill County<2>.
The county seat for Estill County is located in Irvine. Irvine lies just to the west southwest of the Howell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Howell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Howell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Crowe Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowe Cemetery
- Arthur Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Arthur Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Cemetery
- Billings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Billings Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings Cemetery
- The Billings Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newkirk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2496583 <5>
- Marcum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- MacIntosh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The MacIntosh Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacIntosh Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mackey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mackey Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Cemetery
- Cobb Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
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- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vanderpool Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool Cemetery
- Kennon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kennon Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennon Cemetery
- Brinegar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sparks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- The Sparks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tabernacle Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326658 <5>
- Cow Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cow Creek Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek 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 Howell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Furnace
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Knowlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Hatton Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
- Miller's Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- South Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Fork is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Cat Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Pecks Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- Ravenna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Branch
- Vaughns Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Mill
- Irvine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rosslyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn
- Stanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Clay City Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- Slade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wagersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Piggville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Zoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
- Zachariah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachariah
- Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waltersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Morris Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
- Paint Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Upper Cane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Cane is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cane
- Powell Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Witt Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
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 Howell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Estill County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Irvine
- Ravenna
- Stanton
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 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 Howell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Estill 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 Howell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #512822 (Howell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #512822 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: Estill
- Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cobhill
- Location given for Howell Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.741194 Lon: -83.8440856
- 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 Estill, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Howell 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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