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:
38.6962, -82.3474
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 Gallia County<2>.
The county seat for Gallia County is located in Gallipolis. Gallipolis lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Houck Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Houck Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Houck Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Walnut Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Old Walnut Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Walnut Cemetery
- Martt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Martt Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martt Cemetery
- Dickey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dickey Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
- Lincoln Ridge Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Drummond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Drummond Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Notter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Notter Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notter Cemetery
- Fellure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fellure Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellure Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Siloam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Sheets Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sheets Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Brumfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brumfield Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumfield Cemetery
- Okey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Okey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okey Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Gallipolis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41912 <5>
- McCalls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCalls Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalls Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Greasy Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Patriot
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Crown City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Crown City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Bladen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Cora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Apple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Hogsett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Beale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gallipolis Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Sherritts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Aid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Scottown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Rodney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Linnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Willow Wood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Gallipolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Athalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Westbrook Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Andis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Arlee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Arlee is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Kerr
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rio Grande
(13 miles [20.9 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. The following communities are located in Gallia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houck Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Gallia 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 #1076081 (Houck Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1076081 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: Gallia
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mercerville
- Location given for Houck Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6961921 Lon: -82.3473741
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Gallia, 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 obstructions 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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