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:
40.4136, -93.2566
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 Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Unionville. Unionville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Howard Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Howard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Center Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Sprigg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sprigg Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Brackett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brackett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackett Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Old Busby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Busby Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Busby Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dixon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Cullor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cullor Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullor Cemetery
- Torrey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Torrey Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey Cemetery
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- Wyreka Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Wyreka Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyreka Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Brantley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Scobee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Scobee Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scobee Cemetery
- Crumpacker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Crumpacker Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpacker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lucerne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Newtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Pollock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pollock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Saint John
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Ravanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Boynton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boynton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Osgood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Genoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Mercer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Milan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Green City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Green City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Clio
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Lineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- South Lineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Seymour
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Galt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Humphreys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Hodge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
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 Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Clio
- Clio lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Howard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Galt
- Galt lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Howard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Green City
- Humphreys
- Lineville
- Lucerne
- Mercer
- Milan
- Milan lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Howard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Pollock
- Powersville
- Princeton
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Seymour
- Spickard
- Unionville
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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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 #719913 (Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #719913 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lucerne
- Location given for Howard Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4136235 Lon: -93.2566019
- 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 Putnam, 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 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. |
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