A visit to the 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 Howard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howard Cemetery:
39.8312, -80.5504
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Howard Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Moundsville. Moundsville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Howard Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Howard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clouston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Clouston Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouston Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Bane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bane Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane Cemetery
- Big Run Christian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Big Run Christian Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Christian Church Cemetery
- The Big Run Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Big Run Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77766 <5>
- Slonaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Lick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rock Lick Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick Cemetery
- Fletcher - Earliwine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fork Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fork Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge Cemetery
- Hubbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hubbs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbs Cemetery
- Beelers Station Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hall - Doty - Lewis - Bruhn - Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Wolf Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wolf Run Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run Cemetery
- Fork Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fork Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge Cemetery
- Fork Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fork Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Ridge Cemetery
- Brushy Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brushy Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Ridge Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Nauvoo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Nauvoo Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Fall Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fall Run Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Cemetery
- Schess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Schess Cemetery is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schess Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Cameron
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Loudenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Rocklick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- McCracken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Kausooth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Aleppo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ryerson Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Glen Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Adaline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Knoxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Calis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Calis is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Bannen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Higbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- New Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Limestone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Rosbys Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Nettle Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Round Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Ashtree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Hundred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Cloud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Moundsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anthem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Holbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Rutan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rutan is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
- Sherrard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Dallas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
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 Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cameron
- Hundred
- Moundsville
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 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1717421 (Howard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717421 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cameron
- Location given for Howard Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8311905 Lon: -80.5503549
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Marshall, 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' (or point-to-point) 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'. |
| <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. |
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