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A visit to the Howlandsburg Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Howlandsburg Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howlandsburg Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howlandsburg Cemetery

Lat:   42.3345°   (42° 20' 4")

Lon:   -85.3961°   (-85° 23' 45")

The Howlandsburg Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County<2>.

The county seat for Kalamazoo County is located in Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Howlandsburg Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Howlandsburg Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Galesburg.
  • Augusta Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Augusta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Augusta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Augusta Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Yorkville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yorkville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yorkville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yorkville Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Shafter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shafter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shafter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shafter Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Galesburg Old Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galesburg Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galesburg Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Galesburg Old Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Charleston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charleston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Charleston Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Lawler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawler Cemetery
    • The Lawler Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • The Lawler Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lone Pine Cemetery
    • Territorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #917 <5>
  • Post Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Post Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Stony Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stony Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stony Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stony Lake Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Ft. Custer National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Custer National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Custer National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ft. Custer National Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ford Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Day Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Day Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Charlotte Dewey Grave
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Charlotte Dewey Grave
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Charlotte Dewey Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Charlotte Dewey Grave is located in Barry County
    • Comstock Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comstock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Comstock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Comstock Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Wheaton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheaton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • North Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Bedford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bedford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bedford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bedford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Bedford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bedford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bedford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bedford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County

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 Howlandsburg Cemetery.

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

  • Augusta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Yorkville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yorkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
  • South Gull Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
    • South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Galesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Highland Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Fort Custer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Custer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
    • Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
    • Former name for Fort Custer:
    • Camp Custer
  • Richland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <6>
  • Comstock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Level Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
    • Level Park is located in Calhoun County
  • Climax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Oak Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
    • Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
  • Hickory Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hickory Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
    • Hickory Corners is located in Barry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Corners <6>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • East Cooper
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Cooper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
      • East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Eastwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
      • Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Springfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <6>
    • Parchment
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
      • Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <6>
    • Scotts
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
      • Scotts is located in Kalamazoo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts <6>
    • West Leroy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Leroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
      • West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
    • Bedford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <6>
    • Kalamazoo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Milwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
      • Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Pavillion Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
      • Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Banfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
      • Banfield is located in Barry County
    • Sonoma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sonoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
      • Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
    • Battle Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Doster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
      • Doster is located in Barry County
    • Delton
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Howlandsburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kalamazoo County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howlandsburg Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Howlandsburg Cemetery:

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 Howlandsburg Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #628726  (Howlandsburg Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #628726 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Galesburg
    • County: Kalamazoo         Elev: 271
    • Location given for GNIS #628726 (Howlandsburg Cemetery)

The official website for Kalamazoo County: www.kalcounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Kalamazoo, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Howlandsburg Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3345, Longitude: -85.3961       In this case, the coordinates for the Howlandsburg Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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