A visit to the Houder 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 Houder Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Houder Cemetery:
40.8503, -88.5848
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Houder Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Houder Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies just to the northwest of the Houder Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Houder Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Houder Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Houder Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pontiac City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pontiac City Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac City Cemetery
- The Pontiac City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pontiac Southside Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #288460 <5>
- Avoca Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Avoca Twp. Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Twp. Cemetery
- The Avoca Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Avoca Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104580 <5>
- Swygert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Swygert Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Park is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- McMillan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McMillan Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rowe Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Rook's Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rook's Creek Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook's Creek Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Weston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Weston Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Graceland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Graceland Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- East Graceland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The East Graceland Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Graceland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Fairbury.
- The East Graceland Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201400 <5>
- Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Corbins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Corbins Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbins Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Walden Farm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Walden Farm Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Farm Cemetery
- Chenoa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Chenoa Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa Cemetery
- North Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Sunny Slope Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope 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 Houder Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Houder Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McDowell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McDowell is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Pontiac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pontiac is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <6>
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Swygert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Swygert is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
- Cayuga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cayuga is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Fairbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eylar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eylar is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
- Wing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wing is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Saunemin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chenoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Graymont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Forrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Odell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Odell is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <6>
- Griswold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Griswold is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Cornell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Emington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flanagan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Charlotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Charlotte is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
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 Houder Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houder Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chatsworth
- Chenoa
- Cornell
- Cullom
- Emington
- Fairbury
- Flanagan
- Forrest
- Gridley
- Lexington
- Odell
- Odell lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Houder Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Pontiac
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 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 Houder Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 Houder Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #410619 (Houder Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410619 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Southeast Pontiac
- Location given for Houder Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8503113 Lon: -88.584782
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Livingston, 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- Houder 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |