A visit to the Houstonia 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 Houstonia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Houstonia Cemetery:
38.8942, -93.3533
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Houstonia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Houstonia Cemetery is located in Pettis County<2>.
The county seat for Pettis County is located in Sedalia. Sedalia lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Houstonia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Houstonia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Houstonia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Houstonia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery
- Rose Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rose Valley Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sweet Springs City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28670 <5>
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill Cemetery
- High Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The High Point Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Cemetery
- High Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The High Hill Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- LaMonte Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The LaMonte Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMonte Cemetery
- The LaMonte Cemetery has also been known as:
- La Monte Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29726 <5>
- Witcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Witcher Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher Cemetery
- Hazel Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hazel Grove Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazel Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Herndon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133090 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Longwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Longwood Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Rothwell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Rothwell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothwell Cemetery
- Hocker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Hocker Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hocker Cemetery
- Dresden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Dresden Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence 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 Houstonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Houstonia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Houstonia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Tedieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Hughesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Sweet Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Herndon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- La Monte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Marshall Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Cretcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Emma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Blue Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Concordia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knob Noster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Salt Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Blackburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Leonard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
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 Houstonia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pettis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houstonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Houstonia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Aullville
- Blackburn
- Concordia
- Georgetown
- Green Ridge
- Houstonia
- Knob Noster
- La Monte
- Marshall
- Sedalia
- Sweet Springs
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 Houstonia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Pettis 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 Houstonia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #719902 (Houstonia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #719902 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: Pettis
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Houstonia
- Location given for Houstonia Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8941839 Lon: -93.3532644
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Pettis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Houstonia 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. |