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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Houston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Houston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Houston, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Houston (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Houston. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Houston is historic, it would have been located within present day Rowan County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rowan County: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Houston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Houston:
- Rowan County (The home county of Houston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Bear Poplar
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Mount Ulla
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Barber
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Harts ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Watson Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Watson Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Village
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Woodleaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corriher Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Five Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Stony Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Hiddenite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Millersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Rocky Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Taylorsville Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Isenhour Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Taylorsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vashti
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Fisher Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Cannon Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Poplar Tent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monbo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Terrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Sherrills Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Catawba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Killian Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Bandy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Murrays Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Sunrise Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Catfish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Drums Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Tyro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Linwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sapona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Southmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Cotton Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Currytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Reedy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Jefferson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Cooleemee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Ephesus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Calahaln
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Mocksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pino
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Advance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Muddy Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Clemmons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Lucia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Alexis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Mount Holly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Mazeppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Shepherds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ostwalt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Troutman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Cool Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Statesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doolie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mount Mourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Mayhew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Westport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Denver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Lowesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Machpelah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Iron Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Boger City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Davidson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelius
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- River View ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Huntersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Croft
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Spring Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Newell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Chateau Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Paw Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Misenheimer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Footville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Courtney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Windsors Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Wyo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Hamptonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Branon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Houston, see our County-by-County Page for Houston.
Cemeteries Near Houston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Houston.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Houston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Houston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Green Acres Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Statesville.
- The Union Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gay's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190024 <4>
- Belmont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Savitz Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth Church of Christ Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moore's Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Iredell Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (142 more) ...
- Caldwell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- China Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Owen Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Houston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Houston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Mount Ulla
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bear Poplar
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Shinnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shinnville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnville
- Blackmer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blackmer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Mill Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Shepherds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Harts ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Woodleaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Troutman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Enochville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Houston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Houston.
Newspapers Published in Houston ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Houston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Houston, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Houston.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Houston:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Stanly County
- Yadkin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Houston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |