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Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Houston (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are located in .

  • Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Anchorage.
    • The Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Anchorage Municipal Cemetery
    • Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #191762 <2>
  • Ft. Richardson National Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Kashwitna Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Memorial To The Missing
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Palmer Pioneer Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Palmer Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Palmer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Pioneer Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Palmer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. John Cathedral Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Nicholas Orthodox Church Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Memorial Park
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • The Valley Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Butte Cemetery
    • Valley Memory Garden
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Memorial Park
  • Wasilla Aurora Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

In Closing ...

If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Houston, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned,  etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.

If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for Houston to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Houston.

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Houston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/

Working on your genealogy? These are excellent websites to start with when searching in and around the area of Houston:

Links at Cyndi's List:

for State of Alaska

Links at Family Search:

for State of Alaska

Links at Genealogy Trails:

for State of Alaska

We have a longer, more detailed list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Houston.

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Houston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Houston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 61.6301, Longitude: -149.8138    
<2>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.
<3>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.









 

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