A visit to the Howardsville 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 Howardsville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howardsville Cemetery:
42.0256, -85.7228
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howardsville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Howardsville Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Joseph County is located in Centreville. Centreville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Howardsville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Howardsville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Howardsville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howardsville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Knobhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Knobhill Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobhill Cemetery
- Upper Flatbush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Upper Flatbush Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Flatbush Cemetery
- Bly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bly Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bly Cemetery
- St. Gregory's Episcopal Abbey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flatbush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Flatbush Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush Cemetery
- Flowerfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Flowerfield Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield Cemetery
- Beadle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Beadle Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Cemetery
- Moore Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Moore Park Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Park Cemetery
- Bowman Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowman Park Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Park Cemetery
- Center Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Center Park Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Park Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kern Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Kern Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kern Cemetery
- Haight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Haight Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haight Cemetery
- Huyck Graves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Huyck Graves is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyck Graves
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Schoolcraft Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Schoolcraft Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolcraft Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Poe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- South Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The South Park Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park Cemetery
- Parkville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Parkville Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville Cemetery
- Mint Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mint Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
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 Howardsville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howardsville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chamberlain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Marcellus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fabius
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Three Rivers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schoolcraft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wakelee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Corey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Jones
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Vicksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vandalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Centreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Mattawan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Constantine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Portage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wasepi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wasepi is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasepi
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Mottville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Nottawa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Paw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cassopolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Pigeon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oshtemo
(16 miles [25.7 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 Howardsville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Joseph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howardsville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cassopolis
- Centreville
- Constantine
- Decatur
- Lawton
- Lawton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Howardsville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lawton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Marcellus
- Mendon
- Nottawa
- Paw Paw
- Portage
- Schoolcraft
- Three Rivers
- Vicksburg
- White Pigeon
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 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 Howardsville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Saint Joseph 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 Howardsville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2401171 (Howardsville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2401171 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: St. Joseph
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Schoolcraft
- Location given for Howardsville Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0255556 Lon: -85.7227778
- 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 Saint Joseph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Howardsville 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. |
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