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:
38.6864, -92.6013
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 Moniteau County<2>.
The county seat for Moniteau County is located in California. California lies just to the south southeast of the Howard Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Howard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Rohrback Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rohrback Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrback Cemetery
- Strickfaden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Strickfaden Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickfaden Cemetery
- Sappington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sappington Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappington Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Clarksburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Clarksburg Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Boeckhaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Boeckhaus Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boeckhaus Cemetery
- California City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowlin Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Smiley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smiley Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley Cemetery
- Renshaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Renshaw Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renshaw Cemetery
- Schmutz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Garman Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garman Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Moreau Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Moreau Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreau Cemetery
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater 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:
- Clarksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- McGirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Tipton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Latham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Centertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Elm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Bunceton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fortuna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- High Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Lupus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Clarks Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Syracuse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Excelsior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Saint Martins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Hartsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McBaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Wooldridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Lohman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
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 Moniteau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bunceton
- California
- Clarksburg
- Hartsburg
- Lupus
- Russellville
- Tipton
- Wooldridge
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Moniteau 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 #719911 (Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #719911 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: Moniteau
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: California North
- Location given for Howard Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6864158 Lon: -92.6013017
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Moniteau, 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. |