A visit to the Houck 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 Houck Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Houck Cemetery:
42.6729, -74.6310
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Houck Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Houck Cemetery is located in Schoharie County<2>.
The county seat for Schoharie County is located in Schoharie. Schoharie lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Houck Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Houck Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Houck Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Houck Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dorloo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dorloo Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorloo Cemetery
- West Richmondville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ferris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ferris Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris Cemetery
- Maple View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple View Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple View Cemetery
- Richmondville Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Richmondville Rural Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville Rural Cemetery
- The Richmondville Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richmondville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #213579 <5>
- Hynds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hynds Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds Cemetery
- Marcley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Marcley Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcley Cemetery
- Seward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Seward Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward Cemetery
- Clock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clock Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clock Cemetery
- East Worcester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richmondville Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sissum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sissum Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sissum Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- South Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The South Valley Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley Cemetery
- Decatur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Decatur Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- Post Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Post Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Cemetery
- Shafer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shafer Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
- Strobeck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Strobeck Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strobeck Cemetery
- Peoples Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beekman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Beekman Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman Cemetery
- Winnie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Winnie Cemetery is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie Cemetery
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lutheranville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lutheranville Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheranville Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Fox - Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fox - Cross Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox - Cross Cemetery
- Abbott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Abbott Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
- Warnerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Warnerville Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnerville Cemetery
- Lawyersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lawyersville Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville Cemetery
- New Rhinebeck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Rhinebeck Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rhinebeck Cemetery
- Slate Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Houck Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Houck Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Calcutta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calcutta is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcutta
- Janesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Janesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Seward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seward is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Richmondville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Valley
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Beards Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beards Hollow is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Hollow
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Center Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Valley is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Warnerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lawyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
- Cobleskill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pleasant Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Westford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Worcester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roseboom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Vintonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vintonton is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintonton
- Greenbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenbush is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Argusville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Argusville is located in Schoharie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Cherry Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Middlefield is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Ames
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Houck Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Schoharie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houck Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cherry Valley
- Cobleskill
- Richmondville
- Roseboom
- Sharon Springs
- Westford
- Worcester
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 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 Houck Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Schoharie 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 Houck Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #953275 (Houck Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #953275 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: Schoharie
- Est. Elev: 508 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Valley
- Location given for Houck Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.672853 Lon: -74.6309777
- 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 New York's counties, including Schoharie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Houck 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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