A visit to the Fort Houston Cemetery ...
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Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, 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.
The Location of the Ft. Houston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Houston Cemetery
Lat: 31.8715° (31° 52' 17")
Lon: -95.7030° (-95° 42' 10")
The Ft. Houston Cemetery is located in Anderson County<1>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Palestine. Palestine lies just to the south southeast of the Ft. Houston Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Ft. Houston Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Houston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jerusalem & Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gaines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Land of Memory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lightfoot Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lightfoot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lightfoot Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Mallard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mallard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mallard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mallard Cemetery is located in Anderson County
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- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tennessee Colony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Broyles Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Price Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pinery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coleman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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]<2> of the Ft. Houston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Houston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Montalba
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montalba have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalba
- Montalba is located in Anderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montalba <7>
- Elmtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bois d'Arc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ward. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Ward is located in Anderson County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Ward
From the Ft. Houston Cemetery to Ward
- Brushy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee Colony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Pert is located in Anderson County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Pert
From the Ft. Houston Cemetery to Pert
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blackfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Massey Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Neches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tucker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deanwright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Todd City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Assembly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Assembly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
- Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
- Cronin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cronin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Cronin
From the Ft. Houston Cemetery to Cronin
- Crystal Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Ft. Houston Cemetery. The following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Houston 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 helpful 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 Ft. Houston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Anderson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Ft. Houston Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Ft. Houston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1357591 (Fort Houston Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1357591 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Northwest Palestine
- County: Anderson Elev: 135
- Location given for GNIS #1357591 (Fort Houston Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ft. Houston Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8715, Longitude: -95.7030 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |