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:
44.2992, -69.4220
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 Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Rockland. Rockland lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southeast 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Howard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McDowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Pierpont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pierpont Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont Cemetery
- Eastman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Eastman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Gove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gove Cemetery is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gove Cemetery
- Lenfest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lenfest Cemetery is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenfest Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Skidmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Skidmore Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Cemetery
- Fish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fish Cemetery is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Cemetery
- Hannan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hannan Cemetery is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannan Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hannon Cemetery is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannon Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Deer Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Deer Hill Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Hill Cemetery
- Windsor Neck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Jefferson Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Parmeter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Parmeter Cemetery is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmeter Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Lake View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
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:
- Razorville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Lucas Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Burkettville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coopers Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flanders Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Palermo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Appleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Appleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- South Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- North Whitefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Montville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- South China
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- North Palermo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- West Searsmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Montville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 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 Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Maine:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 #568378 (Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #568378 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Razorville
- Location given for Howard Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.2992401 Lon: -69.4219877
- 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 Maine's counties, including Knox, 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 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |