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:
35.6687, -90.6834
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 Poinsett County<2>.
The county seat for Poinsett County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies just to the south southwest 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 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Houston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Houston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Bolivar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bolivar Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Harrisburg Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kelly Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Newsom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Newsom Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Cemetery
- Otwell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Otwell Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Otwell Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Jonesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55553 <5>
- Stancell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Temple of Israel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Straw Floor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Straw Floor Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straw Floor Cemetery
- Farm Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Farm Hill Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill Cemetery
- Tulot Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Tulot Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulot Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Houston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Houston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <6>
- Trumann
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Hatchie Coon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Jonesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weiner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Waldenburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Bono
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marked Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cherry Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rivervale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Fisher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Alto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lepanto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lake View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Egypt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Caraway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Black Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Grubbs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 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 Poinsett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caraway
- Harrisburg
- Jonesboro
- Lepanto
- Marked Tree
- Trumann
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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Poinsett 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 #65820 (Houston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #65820 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: Poinsett
- Est. Elev: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenfield
- Location given for Houston Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6686895 Lon: -90.6834446
- 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 Poinsett, 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 drawn 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. |