A visit to the Houtz 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 Houtz Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Houtz Cemetery:
41.4150, -91.2002
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Houtz Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Houtz Cemetery is located in Muscatine County<2>.
The county seat for Muscatine County is located in Muscatine. Muscatine lies just to the east of the Houtz Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Houtz Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Houtz Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Houtz Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ardon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ardon Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardon Cemetery
- High Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The High Prairie Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Prairie Cemetery
- Cranston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cranston Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Teeters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Teeters Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeters Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Island Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Brockway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brockway Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Edgington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Edgington Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington Cemetery
- Lettsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lettsville Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lettsville Cemetery
- Brockway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brockway Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Conesville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Conesville Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville Cemetery
- Schmeltzer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Schmeltzer Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmeltzer Cemetery
- Estle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Estle Cemetery is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estle Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Houtz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Houtz Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fruitland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Letts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nichols
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Conesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Conesville is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Muscatine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grandview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Atalissa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- West Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Columbus Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Lone Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gladwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Columbus City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Eliza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Illinois City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Fairport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Downey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- South Towne Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cotter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Wapello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Centerdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centerdale is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerdale
- Petersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- River Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- River Junction is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
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 Houtz Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muscatine County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houtz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus City
- Columbus Junction
- Letts
- Lone Tree
- Muscatine
- Nichols
- Wapello
- West Liberty
- Wilton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Houtz Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Muscatine 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 Houtz Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457686 (Houtz Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457686 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: Muscatine
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Muscatine NW
- Location given for Houtz Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4150265 Lon: -91.2001535
- 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 Muscatine, 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 from Point A (ie- Houtz 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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