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 #13684).
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:
35.5687, -86.9225
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howard Cemetery has been estimated.<3> - use with caution.
The Howard Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
The cemetery is located in Maury County<4>.
The county seat for Maury County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the west northwest 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 29 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.
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Atkinson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8749 <1>
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hill Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13381 <1>
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Watson Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19987 <1>
- Cheek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sowell - Primm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rieves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edmund Harris Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Edmund Harris Family Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund Harris Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Edmund Harris Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- The Edmund Harris Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harris Cemetery
- Harris Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13012 <1>
- Lancaster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lancaster Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14466 <1>
- Griffin - Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Griffin - Love Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin - Love Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Griffin - Love Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12692 <1>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lancaster-Kerr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lancaster-Kerr Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster-Kerr Cemetery
- The Lancaster-Kerr Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lancaster Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14464 <1>
- Dillehay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dillehay Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillehay Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dillehay Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11359 <1>
- Hopewell African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- John Sowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- William Sowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hardison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hardison Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hardison Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12943 <1>
- Cranford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cranford Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cranford Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10975 <1>
- Loftin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18720 <1>
- Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Puckett Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Puckett Family Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Family Cemetery
- The Puckett Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Puckett Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17510 <1>
- Alsup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery #1
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farrar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Farrar Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farrar Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11897 <1>
- Hardison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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] of the Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leftwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scribner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Culleoka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Globe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Anes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Broadview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carters Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Ben ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ashwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jameson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Duplex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Armour Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
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 Maury 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 start with 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Maury 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: #13684
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1288528 (Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1288528 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: Maury
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glendale
- Location given for Howard Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.568683 Lon: -86.9225027
- 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> | 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Maury, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |