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:
42.0151, -71.0964
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 Bristol County<2>.
The county seat for Bristol County is located in Taunton. Taunton lies just to the south 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 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Howard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Furnance Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cynthia Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cynthia Park Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park Cemetery
- Josiah Newcomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Josiah Newcomb Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josiah Newcomb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Josiah Newcomb Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Mansfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91294 <6>
- Newcomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Newcomb Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Easton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Easton Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #EST.824 <5>
- Tisdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tisdale Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale Cemetery
- Babbit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Babbit Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbit Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NRT.800 <5>
- Coweeset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coweeset Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coweeset Cemetery
- Chevra Tilum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chevra Tilum Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevra Tilum Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Mansfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91613 <6>
- Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Norton Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Street Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Street Cemetery
- Scotland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Scotland Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
- Second RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Second RC Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second RC Cemetery
- First RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The First RC Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First RC Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Melrose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Melrose Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Melrose Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Brockton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91223 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Easton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- Easton Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Center
- Furnace Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Cochesett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
- South Easton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Easton
- North Easton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Easton
- Raynham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raynham is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,560 people
- West Bridgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- East Mansfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- Norton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- Raynham Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elmwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Brockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- Taunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- East Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Stoughton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Montello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Chartley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley
- Paper Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Brookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
- Foxborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
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 Bristol County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Brockton
- East Bridgewater
- Foxborough
- Mansfield
- Sharon
- Stoughton
- Taunton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Bristol 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 #602682 (Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602682 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: Bristol
- Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brockton
- Location given for Howard Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0151001 Lon: -71.0964358
- 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 Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, 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 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <6> | 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. |