A visit to the Howdeshell 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 Howdeshell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howdeshell Cemetery:
39.1392, -90.9387
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howdeshell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Howdeshell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Troy. Troy lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Howdeshell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Howdeshell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Howdeshell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howdeshell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gladney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gladney Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gladney Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28913 <5>
- Bryants Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Auburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Auburn Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Elsberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Elsberry Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry Cemetery
- Reid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Downing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Downing Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Whiteside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whiteside Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Cemetery
- Nelson - Cannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Halley - Liles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whiteside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Whiteside Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Old Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Morris Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Morris Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Luckett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Luckett Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox 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 Howdeshell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howdeshell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Auburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- New Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Briscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Whiteside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Sledd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Silex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Eolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mackville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Elsberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Annada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Argentville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Fountain N' Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Foley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Moscow Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cyrene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Corso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Winfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Mozier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Howdeshell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howdeshell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elsberry
- Silex
- Troy
- Troy lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Howdeshell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
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 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 Howdeshell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Howdeshell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #719924 (Howdeshell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #719924 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Auburn
- Location given for Howdeshell Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1392139 Lon: -90.9387459
- 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 Lincoln, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howdeshell 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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