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:
42.1515, -71.7481
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 Worcester County<2>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies just to the north northwest of the Howard Cemetery .
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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.
- Putnam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- Wilkinsonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wilkinsonville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsonville Cemetery
- The Wilkinsonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SUT.802 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91575 <6>
- Pigeon Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pigeon Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hill Cemetery
- Dodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dodge Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- St. Brigade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Millbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The West Millbury Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury Cemetery
- The West Millbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grass Hill Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #MLB.800 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992416 <6>
- Sutton Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sutton Town Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Town Cemetery
- West Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dwinell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dwinell Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwinell Cemetery
- South Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The South Sutton Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sutton Cemetery
- Cooper Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Road Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Road Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Grafton.
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside - Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GRF.804 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1046196 <6>
- St. Philips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Auburn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Denis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benson Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Northbridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2425354 <6>
- Riverdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Riverdale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverdale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Northbridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91501 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Sutton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sutton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,576 people
- Millbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
- Saundersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saundersville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
- Manchaug ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manchaug is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
- West Millbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
- New Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Northbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Northbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
- Grafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- East Douglas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- Whitinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitinsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville
- Quinsigamond Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
- Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Douglas is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- North Uxbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge
- Linwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- West Upton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Upton
- North Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
- West Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Auburn is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- North Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford
- Hodges Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hodges Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
- West Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Oxford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
- Uxbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Uxbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
- Upton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Upton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,088 people
- East Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Worcester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Cherry Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Rochdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rochdale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochdale
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. The following communities are located in Worcester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Grafton
- Millbury
- Oxford
- Uxbridge
- Whitinsville
- Worcester
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 either 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 Worcester 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 #601792 (Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601792 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: Worcester
- Est. Elev: 173 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grafton
- Location given for Howard Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1514843 Lon: -71.7481253
- 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 Worcester, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |