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:
35.0312, -88.5542
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 McNairy County<2>.
The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Houston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Houston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Adams Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill Cemetery
- Lorraine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lorraine Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Cemetery
- Damron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Damron Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damron Cemetery
- Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Ramer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramer Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramer Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Corinth (MS).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59820 <5>
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Chewalla.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16480 <5>
- Corinth City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Corinth City Cemetery is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth City Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
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 Houston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Houston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Guys
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Guys is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Caffey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Eastview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Ramer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chewalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Michie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Falcon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Selmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Stantonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Kossuth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Allentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Biggersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Glens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Purdy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Essary Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Bethel Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Hamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Rose Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Hightown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Searcy Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Nash Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
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 McNairy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Corinth
- Falcon
- Purdy
- Selmer
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 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 McNairy 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 #1288504 (Houston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1288504 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: McNairy
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Guys
- Location given for Houston Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0311973 Lon: -88.5542146
- 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 McNairy, 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- 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. |