A visit to the Houk 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 Houk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Houk Cemetery:
37.1698, -85.7058
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Houk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Houk Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County<2>.
The county seat for Metcalfe County is located in Edmonton. Edmonton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Houk Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Houk Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Houk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Houk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
- McCubbin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McCubbin Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCubbin Cemetery
- Ennies Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ennies Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennies Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Cassady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cassady Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassady Cemetery
- McGlasson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McGlasson Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGlasson Cemetery
- Kidd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- The Bowles Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nunn - Bowles Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2471325 <5>
- Hiser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hiser Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiser Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Harlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harlow Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery
- Forbis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forbis Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbis Cemetery
- Hedgespeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hedgespeth Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgespeth Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Bastin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bastin Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Houk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Houk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Three Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Pascal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pascal is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascal
- Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Knob Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Liletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Bunnell Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Hiseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Hardyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardyville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Canmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Exie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Exie is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Rio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coral Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Keltner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keltner is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltner
- Gabe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Rowletts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Horse Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Slick Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Greensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Edmonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pickett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pickett is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Kemp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kemp is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Summersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Munfordville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cave City
(13 miles [20.9 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 Houk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Metcalfe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cave City
- Edmonton
- Greensburg
- Horse Cave
- Munfordville
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 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 Houk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Metcalfe 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 Houk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #494633 (Houk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #494633 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: Metcalfe
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center
- Location given for Houk Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.169778 Lon: -85.7058029
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Metcalfe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Houk 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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