A visit to the Howell Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Howell Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Howell Cemetery (FG ID #74508).
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:
38.2178, -82.8004
The Howell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Louisa. Louisa lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast 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 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Howell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glancy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Glancy Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brammer Gap Cemetery (?)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clybur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cooksey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooksey Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksey Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Gollahue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tolliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- James C Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Cat Fork Cemetery (?)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCormick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hazlet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hazlet Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlet 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:
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tuscola ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brammer Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jeriel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Webbville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Olioville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Denton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Gladys ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cadmus ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Estep ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boltsfork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Overda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Christmas ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Savage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fallsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hitchins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Howell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #74508
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #494692 (Howell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #494692 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Webbville
- Location given for Howell Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2175839 Lon: -82.8007186
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, 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- 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. |