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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 ...

The Houston Cemetery is located in Custer County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Antelope Cemetery
    • The Antelope Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Cemetery
  • Barton Cemetery
    • The Barton Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
  • Battleground Cemetery
    • The Battleground Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground Cemetery
  • Chilly Cemetery
    • The Chilly Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilly Cemetery
  • Darlington Cemetery
    • The Darlington Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Howe Cemetery
  • Lost River Cemetery
  • Mt. McCaleb Cemetery
    • The Mt. McCaleb Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. McCaleb Cemetery
  • Old Darlington Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Moore.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150015 <2>
  • Upper Antelope Cemetery
    • The Upper Antelope Cemetery is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Antelope Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Upper Antelope Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of Arco.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80401 <2>
  • William Robert Johnson Gravesite

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Houston Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Alder City ‑ Historic
    • Alder City is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder City
  • Arco
  • Butte City
    • Butte City is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Dickey
    • Dickey is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
  • Howe
  • Lost River
    • Lost River is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
  • Mackay
  • Moore

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 Idaho:
  • Pages specific to Custer 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 #383464  (Houston Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #383464 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: Custer
      • Est. Elev: 1811 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Big Blind Canyon

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.