A visit to the Houghton 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 Houghton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Houghton Cemetery:
42.1089, -92.2796
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Houghton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Houghton Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Vinton. Vinton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Houghton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Houghton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Houghton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Houghton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lamprecht Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lamprecht Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamprecht Cemetery
- The Lamprecht Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Oneida Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95257 <5>
- Gnagy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gnagy Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnagy Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Dysart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dysart Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart Cemetery
- Twogood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Twogood Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twogood Cemetery
- Clutier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clutier Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clutier Cemetery
- Walthom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walthom Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthom Cemetery
- Bishop Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bishop Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Grove Cemetery
- Urmy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Urmy Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmy Cemetery
- Ramthun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ramthun Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramthun Cemetery
- Oneida Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oneida Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- LaRue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The LaRue Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaRue Cemetery
- St. Vaclav Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Keystone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Keystone Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Cemetery
- Bender Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bender Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Carlisle Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Redman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Redman Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Big Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Van Metre Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Van Metre Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Metre Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Houghton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Houghton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dysart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clutier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elberon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Keystone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vining
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vining is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Irving
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Irving is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Traer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Horne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Buckingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Vinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gladstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Chelsea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Plaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Luzerne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Luzerne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- La Porte City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Long Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Point is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Eagle Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Blessing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Toledo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blairstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newhall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dinsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dinsdale is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsdale
- Tama
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Voorhies
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
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 Houghton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houghton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belle Plaine
- Blairstown
- Chelsea
- Dysart
- Garrison
- Keystone
- La Porte City
- Tama
- Tama lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Houghton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tama.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Toledo
- Traer
- Traer lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Houghton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Traer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
- Van Horne
- Vinton
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 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 Houghton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 Houghton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457684 (Houghton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457684 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elberon
- Location given for Houghton Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1088824 Lon: -92.2796303
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Benton, 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- Houghton 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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