A visit to the Houpt 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 Houpt Cemetery ...
The Houpt Cemetery is located in Sumter County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Arrington Cemetery
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Bird Cemetery
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bird Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Forkland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21638 <3>
- Birdine Cemetery
- The Birdine Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Birdine Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Forkland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21640 <3>
- Brasfield Cemetery
- The Brasfield Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Dug Hill Cemetery
- The Dug Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Hard Bargain Cemetery
- The Hard Bargain Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Bargain Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Longer Cemetery
- The Longer Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longer Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Garden Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Demopolis.
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Demopolis Memorial Gardens
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Memorial Garden
- The Memorial Garden is located in Marengo County
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- Millers Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New Green Oak Cemetery
- Old Green Oak Cemetery
- Phares Cemetery
- Pinetop Cemetery
- The Pinetop Cemetery is located in Sumter County
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- Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Sumter County
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- Walker Cemetery
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Houpt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Arcola
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Arrington
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Bellamy
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Boligee
- Brewersville
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Coatopa
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
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- Demopolis
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Epes
- Epes is located in Sumter County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Forkland
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Gallion
- Gallion is located in Hale County
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- Griffins ‑ Historic
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
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- Linden
- Livingston
- McDowell
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
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- Miller
- Miller is located in Greene County
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- Moore Town
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
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- Pin Hook
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Prairieville
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Providence
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Whitfield
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
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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 Houpt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houpt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Demopolis
- Epes
- Forkland
- Linden
- Livingston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Houpt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Sumter 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 Houpt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #120454 (Houpt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120454 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 26 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McDowell
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Houpt Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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