A visit to the Howes 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 Howes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howes Cemetery:
37.8231, -82.7924
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Howes Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Paintsville. Paintsville lies just to the southwest of the Howes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Howes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Howes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whipporwill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Whipporwill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipporwill Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Welch Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welch Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Paintsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76495 <5>
- Old Preston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Old Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Preston Cemetery
- Gambill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gambill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
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- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Vanhoose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Vanhoose Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhoose Cemetery
- W.R. Castle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The W.R. Castle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W.R. Castle Cemetery
- The W.R. Castle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Castle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334738 <5>
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Staffordsville Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fishtrap United Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnson County Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Persimmon Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Howes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paintsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thelma
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Hagerhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- West Van Lear
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Tutor Key
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Nippa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Staffordsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wittensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Collista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Meally
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Williamsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Denver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Van Lear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sitka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Barnetts Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- East Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nero
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Butcher Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Volga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Auxier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Whitehouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Asa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Lowmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Fuget
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Oil Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil 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 Howes Cemetery. The following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howes 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 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 Howes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Howes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #494693 (Howes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #494693 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paintsville
- Location given for Howes Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8231496 Lon: -82.7923826
- 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 Johnson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howes 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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