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:
35.4409, -93.7346
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 Franklin County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Houston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Houston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Houston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Nickles Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Coal Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Coal Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill Cemetery
- Forbus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Forbus Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbus Cemetery
- Pond Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pond Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Philips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Philips Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philips Cemetery
- Srygley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Srygley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Srygley Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Hess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Possum Walk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Possum Walk Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Walk Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Gar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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]<3> to the northeast of Ozark.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #817910 <5>
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Morgan Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Hill Cemetery
- Hartman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- Hardgraves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardgraves Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardgraves Cemetery
- Hardgraves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardgraves Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardgraves Cemetery
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]<3> of the Houston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Houston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Denning
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Alix
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Altus
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wiederkehr Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Coal Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Webb City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Hartman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Ozark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Carbon City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Watalula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Felkner Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Subiaco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Ratcliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caulksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Scranton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Morrison Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Linville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Mountain Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Cravens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
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
- Altus lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Houston Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Altus.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Coal Hill
- Ozark
- Paris
- Scranton
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 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
- Location given for Houston Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4409187 Lon: -93.7346385
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Franklin, 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. |
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