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:
34.6715, -86.8964
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 Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 20 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.
- Pryor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Gamble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gamble Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble Cemetery
- Bibb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bibb Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb Cemetery
- Woodsides Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodsides Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsides Cemetery
- Quarter Lot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Quarter Lot Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarter Lot Cemetery
- Hundley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hundley Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundley Cemetery
- Davis Temple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Temple Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Temple Cemetery
- The Davis Temple Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacob's Well Missioanry Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647546 <5>
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Zeitler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zeitler Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeitler Cemetery
- Peebles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Peebles Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles Cemetery
- Ragland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Polly Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Polly Malone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Malone Cemetery
- Macklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Macklin Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macklin Cemetery
- Center Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thach Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thach Cemetery
- Thatch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peete Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher 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 Houston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Houston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belle Mina
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Mooresville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harris Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Garner ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Orrville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Tanner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Swancott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Country Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Moulton Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Simpson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Austinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Russell Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Capshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Burningtree Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Priceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Triana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flint City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
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 Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Limestone 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 #137855 (Houston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137855 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 185 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tanner
- Location given for Houston Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.67148 Lon: -86.8963936
- 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 Limestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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. |