A visit to the Houston 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 Houston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Houston Cemetery:
34.8204, -87.4303
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Houston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Houston Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of the Houston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Houston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Houston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Houston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Faircloth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Faircloth Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faircloth Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Belew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Belew Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew Cemetery
- Barkley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Barkley Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barkley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Elgin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21402 <5>
- Crow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Old Tanyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Tanyard Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tanyard Cemetery
- Harden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harden Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Westmoreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Westmoreland Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ingram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Bluewater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bluewater Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Hennigan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hennigan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennigan Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Troupe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Troupe Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troupe Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Dean - McNairy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Houston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Houston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Wheeler Dam Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Elgin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Red Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Ford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Killen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rogersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
- Comer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Nitrate City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Corum ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Town Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dells Vista Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Arkdell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Bailey Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Leighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Estep ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arnot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- North Courtland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Green Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Confluence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Belew ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Saint Florian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Wilson Dam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
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 Houston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Leighton
- Rogersville
- Town Creek
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 Houston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Houston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #120462 (Houston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120462 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 187 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wheeler Dam
- Location given for Houston Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8203646 Lon: -87.430301
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Lauderdale, 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 from Point A (ie- Houston 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |