A visit to the Houston 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 Houston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Houston Cemetery:
36.3590, -82.3060
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Houston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Houston Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies just to the east of the Houston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Houston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Houston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Houston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Dungan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dungan Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungan Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Little - King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Little - King Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little - King Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Edwards Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Johnson City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354121 <5>
- Flarity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Flarity Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flarity Cemetery
- Range Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Range Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Shell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawthorne Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Cemetery
- Monte Vista Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Monte Vista Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Cemetery
- Giles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Gobble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gobble Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobble Cemetery
- Carrier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Carrier Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Cemetery
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Family Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Family Cemetery
- The Wilson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Banks Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Happy Valley Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Range Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Range Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Cemetery
- Scalf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Scalf Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Mottern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mottern Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottern Cemetery
- Curd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Curd Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Houston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Houston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Watauga
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Carnegie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Central
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Austin Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Oakland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- North Johnson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Johnson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <6>
- South Gate Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Pine Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Biltmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Piney Flats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elizabethton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Childress
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Flourville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Whispering Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Gap Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Siam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hunter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Bluff City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <6>
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Thom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Spurgeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
- Lella ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
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 Houston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluff City
- Elizabethton
- Johnson City
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Houston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Carter 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 Houston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1328500 (Houston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1328500 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: Carter
- Est. Elev: 465 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Johnson City
- Location given for Houston Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3589948 Lon: -82.3059705
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Carter, 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- Houston 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. |