A visit to the Houser 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 Houser Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Houser Cemetery:
40.6103, -95.2597
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Houser Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Houser Cemetery is located in Page County<2>.
The county seat for Page County is located in Clarinda. Clarinda lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Houser Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Houser Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Houser Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Houser Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Blanchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Walden Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walden Grove Cemetery is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Grove Cemetery
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- High Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The High Prairie Cemetery is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Prairie Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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- Posley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Posley Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posley Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- London Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The London Cemetery is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Cemetery
- Six Corners Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Six Corners Cemetery is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners Cemetery
- Elmo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Elmo Cemetery is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo Cemetery
- Manti Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Manti Cemetery is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manti Cemetery
- St. John's Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John's Church Cemetery is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Tarkio (MO).
- The St. John's Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1824939 <5>
- Union Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Houser Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Houser Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Northboro
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Northboro is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Blanchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Coin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coin is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Westboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- College Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- College Springs is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo is located in Nodaway County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Farmers City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
- Yorktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yorktown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- High Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- High Creek is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
- Braddyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shambaugh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shenandoah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tarkio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clearmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farragut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarinda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Essex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Riverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Houser Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Page County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houser Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blanchard
- Braddyville
- Burlington Junction
- Clarinda
- Clearmont
- Coin
- Coin lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Houser Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Coin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- College Springs
- Elmo
- Elmo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Houser Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elmo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Essex
- Fairfax
- Farragut
- Riverton
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Shenandoah
- Tarkio
- Westboro
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 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 Houser Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Page 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 Houser Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457685 (Houser Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457685 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: Page
- Est. Elev: 346 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westboro
- Location given for Houser Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6102734 Lon: -95.2597036
- 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 Page, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Houser 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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