A visit to the Houston Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Houston Grove Cemetery:
31.6429, -84.4255
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Houston Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Houston Grove Cemetery is located in Terrell County<2>.
The county seat for Terrell County is located in Dawson. Dawson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Houston Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Houston Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Houston Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Houston Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Kiokee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kiokee Cemetery is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee Cemetery
- Chickasawhatchee Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chickasawhatchee Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Mossy Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mossy Grove Cemetery is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dover Cemetery is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dover Cemetery is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- Bethelem Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Elam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Elam Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Chickasawhatchee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chickasawhatchee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Huckby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Huckby Cemetery is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckby Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Houston Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Houston Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sasser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Holt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holt is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Bronwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shellman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Town is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Colonial Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
- Leesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Elon Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
- East Towne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Towne is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
- Parrott
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Turner City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Turner City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
- Edison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Tompkins Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
- Eleanor Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
- Smithville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Putney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Terrell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houston Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Albany lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Houston Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albany.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Dawson
- Edison
- Edison lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Houston Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edison.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Leary
- Leary lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Houston Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Leesburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Terrell 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #344662 (Houston Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #344662 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: Terrell
- Est. Elev: 74 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chickasawhatchee
- Location given for Houston Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6429485 Lon: -84.4254694
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Terrell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Houston Grove 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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