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:
43.0203, -75.0804
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 Herkimer County<2>.
The county seat for Herkimer County is located in Herkimer. Herkimer lies just to the east of the Howard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Howard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Howard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oak View Cemetery is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Company Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Litchfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Litchfield Cemetery is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Cemetery
- North Columbia Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Armory Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Armory Hill Cemetery is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armory Hill Cemetery
- The Armory Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Flatts Cemetery
- Ilion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #171613 <5>
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
- Miller - Dutchtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Frankfort Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Road Cemetery is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Road Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Fulmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fulmer Cemetery is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulmer Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mohawk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mohawk Cemetery is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Cemetery
- The Mohawk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mohawk.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641161 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rose Cemetery is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Frankfort Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Frankfort Hill Cemetery is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Hill Cemetery
- Jerusalem Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jerusalem Hill Cemetery is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Hill Cemetery
- Edick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Edick Cemetery is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edick Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Warren Cemetery is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Corrado Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Corrado Corners is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
- Frankfort
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ilion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ilion is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <6>
- Mohawk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Herkimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Herkimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Herkimer is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Herkimer
- Kast Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kast Bridge is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kast Bridge
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Millers Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millers Mills is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
- Norwich Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Norwich Corners is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
- Chepachet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chepachet is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Edicks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edicks is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jacksonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jacksonburg is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Clayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Columbia is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
- Paines Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paines Hollow is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
- Middleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Utica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sauquoit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cassville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
- North Bridgewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
- West Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Old City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old City is also located in Herkimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
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 Herkimer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Frankfort
- Herkimer
- Ilion
- Middleville
- Mohawk
- Sauquoit
- Utica
- West Winfield
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 either 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 New York:
- Pages specific to Herkimer 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 #953305 (Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #953305 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: Herkimer
- Est. Elev: 175 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ilion
- Location given for Howard Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0203479 Lon: -75.0804361
- 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 New York's counties, including Herkimer, 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 drawn 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. |