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The location of the Howard Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howard Cemetery

Lat:   36.3428°   (36° 20' 34")

Lon:   -88.4284°   (-88° 25' 42")

The Howard Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.

The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the east southeast of the Howard Cemetery .

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 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 Tennessee:
  • Pages specific to Henry County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Howard Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 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.

    • New Boston
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
      • New Boston is located in Henry County
    • Cottage Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitlock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
      • Whitlock is located in Henry County
    • Paris
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ore Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
      • Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
    • Puryear
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
      • Puryear is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Tumbling
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
      • Tumbling is located in Weakley County
    • Henry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <4>
    • Conyersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
      • Conyersville is located in Henry County
    • Oakland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Henry County
    • Hazel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
      • Hazel is located in Calloway County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <4>
    • Gleason
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
      • Gleason is located in Weakley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gleason <4>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Protemus
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
        • Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
      • McKenzie
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
        • McKenzie is located in Carroll County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <4>
      • Bell City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
        • Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
      • Dresden
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dresden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
        • Dresden is located in Weakley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <4>
      • Harris Grove
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
        • Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
      • Manleyville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
        • Manleyville is located in Henry County
      • Springville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lynnville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
        • Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
      • New Providence
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
        • New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
      • Latham
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
        • Latham is located in Weakley County
      • Hico
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
        • Hico is located in Carroll County
      • Tri City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tri City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
        • Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)

    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 Henry County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Dresden
    • Henry
    • McKenzie
    • Murray
      • Murray lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Howard Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Murray.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Paris
      • Paris lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Howard Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Howard Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Lampkins Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lampkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lampkins Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lampkins Cemetery
    • Olive Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Cemetery
    • Bowden Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowden Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowden Cemetery
    • McCall Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCall Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCall Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Wade Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wade Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
    • Coley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coley Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coley Cemetery
    • Dumas Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dumas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dumas Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dumas Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Tharp Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tharp Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tharp Cemetery
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
    • Continue List   (22 more) ...
      • Edwards Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Johnson Chapel Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Johnson Chapel Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery
      • Travis Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Travis Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travis Cemetery
      • Milliken Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milliken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Milliken Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milliken Cemetery
      • Bowden Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bowden Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowden Cemetery
      • Page Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Page Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
      • Cox Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cox Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
      • Parrish Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Parrish Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrish Cemetery
      • Cottage Grove Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cottage Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Grove Cemetery
      • Cedar Hill Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Speight Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Speight Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speight Cemetery
      • Morrow Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morrow Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrow Cemetery
      • Lewis Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Pritchett Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pritchett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pritchett Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pritchett Cemetery
      • Leeper Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leeper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Leeper Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leeper Cemetery
      • Bruce Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bruce Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
      • Bruce Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bruce Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Bruce Cemetery is located in Maury County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9852 <6>
      • Clark Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clark Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Birds Creek Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birds Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Birds Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birds Creek Cemetery
      • Blake Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blake Cemetery is located in Henry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blake Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #1326044  (Howard Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1326044 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Osage
      • County: Henry         Elev: 165
      • Location given for GNIS #1326044 (Howard Cemetery)

    The official website for Henry County: www.henryco.com/

    The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

    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 Tennessee's counties, including Henry, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Howard Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3428, Longitude: -88.4284       In this case, the coordinates for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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