A visit to the Howell 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 Howell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Howell Cemetery:
39.0648, -81.7571
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Howell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Howell Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south of the Howell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Howell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Howell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Howell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Lamps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lamps Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamps Cemetery
- Swain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Swain Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- DeWitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The DeWitt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeWitt Cemetery
- Staats Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Staats Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staats Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Boso Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boso Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Laucks Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Laucks Chapel Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laucks Chapel Cemetery
- Wheaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton Cemetery
- Logston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Logston Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logston Cemetery
- Vanhorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vanhorn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhorn Cemetery
- Flinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Flinn Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Cemetery
- Boso Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boso Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Buckley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Buckley Chapel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckley Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Belleville.
- The Buckley Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buckley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77899 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Isabelle Flinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Reedsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reedsville Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville Cemetery
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]<3> of the Howell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Howell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Neptune
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Skull Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willowdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Bashan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Sherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Browning ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Spiller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Keno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Ravenswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Wilding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Medina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Tuppers Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Vanderhoof
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Eli
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Youba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sandyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Odaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
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 Howell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Howell 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 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 Howell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Howell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1540529 (Howell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1540529 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Portland
- Location given for Howell Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0648009 Lon: -81.7570759
- 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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howell 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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