A visit to the Howard Family 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 Howard Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Howard Family Cemetery (FG ID #2647324).
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 Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howard Family Cemetery:
39.2552, -77.0848
The Howard Family Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Rockville. Rockville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Howard Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Howard Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Howard Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Warfield Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Elton Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton Cemetery
- St. Paul Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Basil Griffith Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Lukes Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dorsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dorsey Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey Cemetery
- Montgomery Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- St. Louis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linthicum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Linthicum Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum Cemetery
- Crestlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Neelsville Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norbeck Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Norbeck Memorial Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norbeck Memorial Park
- St. Marks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Morgans Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Howard Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howard Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roxbury Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Unity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Timberleigh Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Etchison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laytonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenelg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cooksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olney Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Olney Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Town
- Long Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prathertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Williamsburg Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Olney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camelback Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Sandy Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brinklow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- West Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodbine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Watersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Family Cemetery. The following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Family Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2647324
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 Maryland's counties, including Montgomery, 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 Family 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |