A visit to the Howland 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 Howland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howland Cemetery:
35.4729, -95.2616
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Howland Cemetery is located in Muskogee County<2>.
The county seat for Muskogee County is located in Muskogee. Muskogee lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Howland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Howland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Howland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Popes Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Popes Chapel Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Chapel Cemetery
- Foreman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Foreman Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Warner Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gritts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gritts Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gritts Cemetery
- McLain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McLain Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Vore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Vore Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vore Cemetery
- Vaught Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Starr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Starr Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rock Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove Cemetery
- Cramp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cramp Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramp Cemetery
- Toney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Toney Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Hefley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hefley Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hefley Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Gore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Plunkett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Plunkett Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunkett 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 Howland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Warner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Simms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simms is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
- Webbers Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Porum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Gore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duchess Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duchess Landing is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchess Landing
- River Bottom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
- Sour John
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sour John is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
- Texanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Texanna is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texanna
- Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Braggs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rentiesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hoyt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tamaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tamaha is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Paradise Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Oktaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Checotah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Redbird Smith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird Smith is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird Smith
- Stigler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Onapa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Onapa is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onapa
- Onapa has also been known as:
- Bond
- Box
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Box is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
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 Howland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muskogee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braggs
- Checotah
- Gore
- Gore lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Howland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gore.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Oktaha
- Porum
- Stigler
- Vian
- Warner
- Webbers Falls
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Howland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Muskogee 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 Howland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1093986 (Howland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1093986 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: Muskogee
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Warner
- Location given for Howland Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4728751 Lon: -95.2616329
- 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Muskogee, 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- Howland 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. |