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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:

44.3254, -70.3601

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 Oxford County<2>.

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Howard Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Turner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
  • Swan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Swan Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery
  • Buckfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Buckfield Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckfield Cemetery
  • Crocker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Crocker Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker Cemetery
  • Hartford Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sumner Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sumner Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Hill Cemetery
  • Hersey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Hersey Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey Cemetery
  • Prince Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Prince Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
  • Packard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Packard Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Packard Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Buckfield.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2450361 <5>
  • Lowell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Lowell Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
  • Bear Pond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Bear Pond Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bear Mtn. Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bear Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Mtn. Cemetery
    • Fields Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fields Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Hill Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Parsons Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Parsons Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
    • Stetson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Stetson Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Cemetery
    • Tuell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Tuell Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuell Cemetery
    • Grays Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Grays Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
    • Forbes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Forbes Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
    • Partridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Whittemore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Whittemore Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Canton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90191 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Howard Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Buckfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • East Sumner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • East Sumner is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
  • Chase Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
  • North Turner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
  • Livermore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Turner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <6>
  • Turner Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
  • Howes Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
  • Paris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Paris is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • South Livermore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
  • Canton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Canton is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hebron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Gilbertville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
    • South Paris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Minot
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
    • North Livermore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
    • Canton Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Canton Point is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
    • West Paris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Norway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Auburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
    • Leeds
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <6>
    • North Leeds
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
    • Woodstock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Peru
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Peru is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <6>
    • West Auburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
    • Dickvale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
    • East Livermore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore

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 Oxford 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Maine:
  • Pages specific to Oxford 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 #568379  (Howard Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #568379 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: Oxford
      • Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Buckfield
      • Location given for Howard Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.32535     Lon: -70.36013
      • 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 Oxford, 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.