A visit to the Howard Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Howard Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Howard Cemetery (FG ID #38921).
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:
44.3735, -120.4636
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Howard Cemetery is located in Crook County<3>.
The county seat for Crook County is located in Prineville. Prineville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the west southwest 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 17 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Howard Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Branch Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch Cemetery
- Knox Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Juniper Haven Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Lower Mitchell Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Maury Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grizzly Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- The Grizzly Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Cemetery
- Toney Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Toney Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Toney Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the northeast of Mitchell.
- Caleb Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- The Caleb Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caleb Cemetery
- Camp Watson Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- The Camp Watson Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Watson Cemetery
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Woods Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Hay Creek Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hay Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek Cemetery
- Barnes - Camp Creek Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- The Barnes - Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Crook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Camp Creek Cemetery
- The Barnes - Camp Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barnes Cemetery
- Barnes Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38561 <1>
- Foppiano Family Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Crook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the southwest of Prineville.
- The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Powell Butte Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140925 <1>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 9 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Scissorsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scissorsville is located in Crook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scissorsville
- Post
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Prineville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mitchell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Heaven ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Horse Heaven is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
- Donnybrook ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
- Former names for Donnybrook:
- Axehandle
- Kilts
- Powell Butte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ashwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paulina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Crook County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Howard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Crook 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #38921
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1153153 (Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1153153 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: Crook
- Est. Elev: 1172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gerow Butte
- Location given for Howard Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.373466 Lon: -120.4636235
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Crook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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- Howard Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |