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A visit to the Howard Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...

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

33.3173, -98.0270

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howard Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Howard Valley Cemetery is located in Jack County<2>.

The county seat for Jack County is located in Jacksboro. Jacksboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Howard Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Howard Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Howard Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Burton Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lost Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Green Elm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Green Elm Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Elm Cemetery
  • Crafton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Crafton Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton Cemetery
  • Wizard Wells Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wizard Wells Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells Cemetery
  • Morrow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Morrow Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
  • Thomas - Norwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Patton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Patton Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Jacksboro.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5700 <5>
  • Carroll Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Newport Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Newport Cemetery is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
    • Postoak Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Postoak Cemetery is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak Cemetery
    • Kilby Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Kilby Cemetery is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby Cemetery
    • McDaniel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
    • Silver Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Silver Hill Cemetery is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill Cemetery
    • Graves Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Roberts Branch Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Round Mountain Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hyde Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hyde Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
    • Cumber Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Cumber Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber Cemetery
    • Tartar Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tartar Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tartar Cemetery
    • Selma Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Selma Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Howard Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howard Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Wizard Wells
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
  • Jacksboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Newport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Newport is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Postoak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Postoak is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
  • Runaway Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Bridgeport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
  • Chico
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Park Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Park Springs is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
  • Westbrook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Westbrook is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Bridgeport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shannon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shannon is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fruitland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Perrin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Boonsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
    • Alvord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bowie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <6>
    • Bob Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
    • Gibtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
    • Joy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Joy is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
    • Bellevue
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Antelope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Antelope is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Jermyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Paradise
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Salona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Salona is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona

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 Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jack County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alvord
  • Bellevue
  • Bowie
    • Bowie lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Howard Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bowie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bridgeport
  • Chico
    • Chico lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Howard Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chico.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
  • Jacksboro
  • Paradise

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 helpful 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 Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Jack 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 Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1359740  (Howard Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1359740 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: Jack
      • Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cundiff
      • Location given for Howard Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.3173342     Lon: -98.0269852
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Jack, 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 from Point A (ie- Howard Valley 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.