Houston County, Texas Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Houston County, Texas from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Houston County Overview
121
Cemeteries
9
Indexed Records
121
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Houston County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Houston County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Houston County, Texas contains 121 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 9 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Denson Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1915 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Houston County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Houston County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Houston County map overview
County center reference: 31.3795, -95.3840
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Houston County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Houston County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 6
Back to TexasDenson Cemetery
USGSLatexo Cemetery
USGSCal Wooten Cemetery
USGSLovelady Antioch Cemetery
VA📍 LOVELADY, TX
Mckelvey Cemetery
VA📍 CROCKETT, TX
Porter Springs Cemetery
USGSWall Cemetery
USGSAdams - Little Memorial Cemetery
USGSAnthom Cemetery
USGSAntioch Cemetery
USGSArnold Cemetery
USGSAugusta Cemetery
USGSBethel Cemetery
USGSBobbitt Cemetery
USGSBodenhamer Cemetery
USGSBogg Cemetery
USGSBox Cemetery
USGSBox Family Cemetery
USGSBrent Cemetery
USGSBrown Cemetery
USGSBynum Cemetery
USGSCampbell Cemetery
USGSCampbell Cemetery
USGSCenter Hill Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Houston County, Texas
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Dewey A Phillips
🪦 Cal Wooten Cemetery
Danny Claude Gilson
🪦 Latexo Cemetery
Earl Ellis Selman
🪦 Latexo Cemetery
Eric Lee Stilwell
🪦 Lovelady Antioch Cemetery
Calvin D Skidmore
🪦 Denson Cemetery
Denise Elaine Shield
🪦 Porter Springs Cemetery
Carl Edward Franklin
🪦 Mckelvey Cemetery
Cecil Leon Brown
🪦 Wall Cemetery
Calvin Dewey Skidmore
🪦 Denson Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Houston County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Houston County, Texas
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Dewey A Phillips
🪦 Cal Wooten Cemetery
1939-01-07 - 2021-08-03 Rank: SP4
Danny Claude Gilson
🪦 Latexo Cemetery
1952-02-15 - 2020-09-06 Rank: SP4
Earl Ellis Selman
🪦 Latexo Cemetery
1936-09-25 - 2020-07-17 Rank: AN
Eric Lee Stilwell
🪦 Lovelady Antioch Cemetery
1957-09-16 - 2020-06-07 Rank: CAPT
Calvin D Skidmore
🪦 Denson Cemetery
1942-08-01 - 2020-03-12 Rank: SSGT
Denise Elaine Shield
🪦 Porter Springs Cemetery
1953-11-15 - 2020-03-11 Rank: SPC
Carl Edward Franklin
🪦 Mckelvey Cemetery
1938-05-16 - 2018-11-13
Cecil Leon Brown
🪦 Wall Cemetery
1933-12-09 - 2011-02-02 Rank: SP4
Calvin Dewey Skidmore
🪦 Denson Cemetery
1915-10-31 - 2000-12-22 Rank: PFC
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Houston County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Houston County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Houston County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Houston County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Houston County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Denson Cemetery
2 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Latexo Cemetery
2 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Houston County burial records
Use a full name plus Houston County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Texas archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Houston County
Houston County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Texas archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Houston County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Houston County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Houston County?
121 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Houston County, Texas, with 121 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Houston County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Houston County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Houston County burial records include military branch context?
9 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Houston County.