A visit to the Fort Howard 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 Ft. Howard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Howard Cemetery:
44.5444, -88.0459
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Howard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ft. Howard Cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.
The county seat for Brown County is located in Green Bay. Green Bay lies just to the southeast of the Ft. Howard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Howard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ft. Howard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ashwaubenon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ashwaubenon Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon Cemetery
- Allouez Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Allouez Catholic Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez Catholic Cemetery
- The Allouez Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allouez Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87505 <5>
- Mill Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mill Center Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Center Cemetery
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedict Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Green Bay.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89598 <5>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- LDS Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The LDS Cemetery is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LDS Cemetery
- The LDS Cemetery has also been known as:
- LDS Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
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- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Nicolet Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Pittsfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kunesh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Kunesh Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunesh Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Bellevue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bellevue Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ft. Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Duck Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Green Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Howard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howard is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
- Ashwaubenon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Allouez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Preble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Preble is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Hobart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
- De Pere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Suamico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Suamico is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suamico
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Bellevue Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
- Flintville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flintville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bay Settlement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bay Settlement is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Settlement
- Wequiock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wequiock is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequiock
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Benderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benderville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benderville
- Pittsfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Chicago Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
- Pine Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Glenmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Poland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poland is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
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 Ft. Howard Cemetery. The following communities are located in Brown County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Pere
- Green Bay
- Oneida
- Pulaski
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 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 Ft. Howard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Brown 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 Ft. Howard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1565152 (Fort Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1565152 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: Brown
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Green Bay West
- Location given for Fort Howard Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.5444365 Lon: -88.0459371
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Brown, 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- Ft. Howard 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. |