The location of Houston Cemetery
A visit to the Houston Cemetery ...
The location of the Houston Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. We found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere. We discovered that his burial had been refused 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.
This page contains six sections:
- Location of the Houston Cemetery ...
- List of the closest cemeteries ...
- List of neighboring communities ...
- Nearby communities with newspapers ...
- Websites to help with your genealogy research ...
- Miscellaneous mentions of the Houston Cemetery ...
The Location of the Houston Cemetery ...
The Houston Cemetery is located in Decatur County. The county seat for Decatur County is located in Decaturville.
Below are the GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) that we are using for the location of the Houston Cemetery
Lat: 35.5851° (35° 35' 6")
Lon: -88.1311° (-88° 7' 51")
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Houston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
List of the closest cemeteries ...
We know of 49 cemeteries that are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Houston Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
Unless otherwise noted, the following cemeteries are located in Decatur County.
| Adkisson Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the South (S) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Averett Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Bailey Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Brasher Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the Southwest (SW) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Bussell Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Perry County |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Chumney Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Henderson County |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Cox Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the Northwest (NW) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the Southwest (SW) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Dixon Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the East (E) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Duke Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Henderson County |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the Northwest (NW) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Fisher Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Fisher Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the Southeast (SE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Fisher Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the East (E) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Furnace Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the Southeast (SE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Gabbard Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the North (N) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Gates Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the Southeast (SE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Graves Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the North (N) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Harrington Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Hayes Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Henderson County |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the Northwest (NW) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Hensley Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Henderson County |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the West (W) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Herndon Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the North (N) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Hill Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the North (N) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Houston Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Houston Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the Northeast (NE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Howard Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Perry County |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Howard Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Perry County |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Ivey Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South (S) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Johnston Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the South (S) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Kunkel Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Perry County |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Luton Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| McMurry Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the North (N) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Mt. Zion Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Murphy Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the Southeast (SE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Myracle Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the Northwest (NW) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Newson Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Henderson County |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the West (W) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Parsons Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Powers Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Henderson County |
| - | Lies 7 miles [11.3 km] to the West (W) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Pratt Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Presley Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Located in Henderson County |
| - | Lies 5 miles [8 km] to the West (W) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Rosson Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the North (N) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Rushing Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Houston Cemetery |
| - | Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #18034<3> |
| Slater Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South (S) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Stills Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the North (N) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Tolley Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 3 miles [4.8 km] to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Wallace Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Wallace Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 2 miles [3.2 km] to the East (E) of the Houston Cemetery |
| White Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies Less than 2 miles to the Northeast (NE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Yarbro Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies 6 miles [9.7 km] to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Yarbro Cemetery [Map] | |
| - | Lies Less than 2 miles to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Houston Cemetery |
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Houston Cemetery.
| Beardstown [Map] | Linden [Map] |
| Cedar Grove [Map] | Lobelville [Map] |
| Clifton [Map] | Milledgeville [Map] |
| Decaturville [Map] | Parkers Crossroads [Map] |
| Dunbar [Map] | Parsons [Map] |
| Enville [Map] | Rhodes Town [Map] |
| Flatwoods [Map] | Saltillo [Map] |
| Jeannette [Map] | Sardis [Map] |
| Lexington [Map] | Scotts Hill [Map] |
For the full list with details, please visit our 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 Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for the Houston Cemetery.
| Clifton [Map] | |
| - | Located in Wayne County |
| - | Lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Decaturville [Map] | |
| - | Lies Less than 2 miles to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Lexington [Map] | |
| - | Located in Henderson County |
| - | Lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Linden [Map] | |
| - | Located in Perry County |
| - | Lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the East (E) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Parsons [Map] | |
| - | Lies 4 miles [6.4 km] to the North (N) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Sardis [Map] | |
| - | Located in Henderson County |
| - | Lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the Southwest (SW) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Savannah [Map] | |
| - | Located in Hardin County |
| - | Lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Scotts Hill [Map] | |
| - | Lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the Southwest (SW) of the Houston Cemetery |
| Waynesboro [Map] | |
| - | Located in Wayne County |
| - | Lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the Southeast (SE) of the Houston Cemetery |
Websites to help with your genealogy research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch, the UsGenWeb Project and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to all and free to view - although they might link to other websites which do charge.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Houston Cemetery:
For pages that are specific to Tennessee:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails | USGenWeb |
These pages are specific to Decatur County:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails | USGenWeb |
Genealogy information for nearby counties:
Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee:
| Cyndi's List: | Cemeteries of Tennessee, Cemeteries of Decatur County |
| Cemetery Junction: | Directory for Tennessee |
| FamilySearch.org: | Cemetery Wiki for Tennessee |
| Find-A-Grave: | Home Page |
| Internment.net: | Cemeteries of Tennessee, Cemeteries of Decatur County |
Of Special Interest ...
The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
| Disaster Stories from Tennessee |
Miscellaneous References and Mentions of the Houston Cemetery ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually in newspapers, old books or maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we try to add detail as we continue our research. We've created the following list to keep track of the sources we found useful in our research about the Houston Cemetery.
Referenced GNIS Record ...
GNIS ID #1288507 (Name of Record: Houston Cemetery)
Class: cemetery
County: Decatur
Lat: 35.5850705 Lon: -88.1311461 [Map]
Elev: 150 Map Name: Scotts Hill
Other Roadside Stops ...
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Decatur County: www.decaturcountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: www.tn.gov/
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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Houston Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5851, Longitude: -88.1311 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for the Houston Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |