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 ...
The Houston Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Burnett Cemetery
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Coal Hill Cemetery
- The Coal Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Forbus Cemetery
- The Forbus Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Gar Creek Cemetery
- The Gar Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gar Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gar Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Ozark.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #817910 <3>
- Green Cemetery
- The Green Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Hardgraves Cemetery
- The Hardgraves Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Hardgraves Cemetery
- The Hardgraves Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Harmon Cemetery
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Hartman Cemetery
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Hess Cemetery
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Highland Cemetery
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Huddleston Cemetery
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Jackson Cemetery
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Morgan Hill Cemetery
- The Morgan Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Nickles Chapel Cemetery
- Philips Cemetery
- The Philips Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Pilot Grove Cemetery
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Pond Creek Cemetery
- The Pond Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Possum Walk Cemetery
- The Possum Walk Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Srygley Cemetery
- The Srygley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- West Cemetery
- The West Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Houston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alix
- Alix is located in Franklin County
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- Altus
- Carbon City
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
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- Caulksville
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Cecil
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
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- Coal Hill
- Cotton Town
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
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- Cravens
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
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- Denning
- Denning is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Etna
- Etna is located in Franklin County
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- Felkner Town
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
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- Harmony
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hartman
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Linville ‑ Historic
- Linville is located in Johnson County
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- Morrison Bluff
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Mountain Top
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
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- Ozark
- Paris
- Ratcliff
- Scranton
- Scranton is located in Logan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
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- Subiaco
- Union City
- Union City is located in Johnson County
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- Watalula
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
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- Webb City
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
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- White Oak
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
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- Wiederkehr Village
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altus
- Coal Hill
- Ozark
- Paris
- Scranton
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 Houston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 #50356 (Houston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #50356 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coal Hill
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 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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