A visit to the Houghton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Houghton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Houghton Cemetery (FG ID #104071).
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 Houghton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Houghton Cemetery:
42.7529, -73.0669
The Houghton Cemetery is located in Bennington County<2>.
The county seat for Bennington County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the north of the Houghton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Houghton 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 Houghton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Houghton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clarksburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Martin Tower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gates Ave. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Advent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Sportsmans Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Southview Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southview Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- South Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Perry Thompson Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reuben Jepson Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blackinton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Readsboro Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heartwellville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Houghton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Houghton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stamford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stamford
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Briggsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- North Adams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greylock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Readsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Readsboro is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Florida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
- Readsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zylonite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Drury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Renfrew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodford is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Woodford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pownal Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rowe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Savoy Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Woodford Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whitingham is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
- Searsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Searsburg is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Bennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arnoldville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Old Bennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
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 Houghton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bennington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Houghton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Adams lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Houghton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adams.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- North Adams
- Williamstown
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 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 Houghton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Bennington 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 Houghton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #104071
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1461007 (Houghton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1461007 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: Bennington
- Est. Elev: 341 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stamford
- Location given for Houghton Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7528593 Lon: -73.0670475
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Bennington, 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- Houghton 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |