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:
45.2172, -84.8364
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 Charlevoix County<2>.
The county seat for Charlevoix County is located in Charlevoix. Charlevoix lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Howard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Okiron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Okiron Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okiron Cemetery
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
- Boyne Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyne Valley Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne Valley Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clarion Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Joy Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Joy Valley Cemetery is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Joy Valley Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Petoskey.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #820 <5>
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lawn Cemetery
- Evangeline Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Evangeline Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangeline Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
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- St. Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Vanderbilt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Vanderbilt Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderbilt Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Hallock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Hallock Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock Cemetery
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boyne Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walloon Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Boyne City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
- Former names for Boyne City:
- Bay Springs
- Boyne
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <6>
- Vanderbilt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hallock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hallock is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
- Wolverine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Zenith Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
- Goo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goo is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
- Kegomic ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kegomic is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bay View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Petoskey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horton Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
- Bay Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Jordan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Green Timbers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
- Ponshewaing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
- Oden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ramona Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
- Roaring Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
- Gaylord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wequetonsing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
- Alanson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bay Shore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
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 Charlevoix County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boyne City
- East Jordan
- Gaylord
- Petoskey
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 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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Charlevoix 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 #628688 (Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #628688 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: Charlevoix
- Est. Elev: 243 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thumb Lake
- Location given for Howard Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.2172327 Lon: -84.8364306
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Charlevoix, 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' 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 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. |