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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 Highwood Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highwood Cemetery

Lat:   40.4731°   (40° 28' 23")

Lon:   -80.0218°   (-80° 1' 18")

The Highwood Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<1>.

The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies just to the southeast of the Highwood Cemetery .

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 Highwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Allegheny 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 Highwood Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Highwood Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Mount Washington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
      • Mount Washington is located in Allegheny County
    • Pittsburgh
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Millvale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millvale
      • Millvale is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millvale <4>
    • Bellevue
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
    • McKees Rocks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • West View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
      • West View is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West View <4>
    • Fairywood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairywood
      • Fairywood is located in Allegheny County
    • Ingram
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
    • Thornburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
      • Thornburg is located in Allegheny County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
    • Crafton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beltzhoover
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltzhoover
      • Beltzhoover is located in Allegheny County
    • Allentown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Allegheny County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Lawrenceville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
        • Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County
      • Cherry City
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
        • Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
      • Ben Avon Heights
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Avon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon Heights
        • Ben Avon Heights is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Ben Avon
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
        • Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
      • Avalon
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
        • Avalon is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,506 people
      • Moon Run
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moon Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Run
        • Moon Run is located in Allegheny County
      • Rosslyn Farms
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosslyn Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn Farms
        • Rosslyn Farms is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Green Tree
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
        • Green Tree is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,749 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Tree <4>
      • Etna
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
        • Etna is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,284 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etna <4>
      • Emsworth
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emsworth
        • Emsworth is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,333 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emsworth <4>
      • Pennsbury Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennsbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsbury Village
        • Pennsbury Village is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
      • Carnegie
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnegie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
        • Carnegie is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,752 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnegie <4>
      • Dormont
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dormont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormont
        • Dormont is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,224 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dormont <4>
      • Carrick
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
        • Carrick is located in Allegheny County
      • Morningside
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
        • Morningside is located in Allegheny County
      • Sharpsburg
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
        • Sharpsburg is located in Allegheny County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,315 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <4>

    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 Highwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Allegheny County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highwood Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Highwood Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosedale Cemetery
    • St. Martins Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martins Cemetery
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ridgelawn Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • St. Alexander Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Alexander Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alexander Cemetery
    • Mt. Assisi Convent Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery
    • Zedeck Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zedeck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zedeck Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zedeck Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Continue List   (22 more) ...
      • Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • The Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Pittsburgh.
        • The Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery
        • Christ Our Redeemer Cemetery
        • North Side Cemetery
        • Northside Catholic Cemetery
        • Northside Cemetery
        • St. Philomena Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45627 <6>
      • United Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • The United Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • The United Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Rosemont United Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46549 <6>
      • West View Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • The West View Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • The West View Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Rodef Shalom Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West View Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46609 <6>
      • Polish Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Polish Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
      • St. Marks Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • St. Marys Greek Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Greek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Greek Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Greek Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Hollywood Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Cemetery
      • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      • St. Paul Of The Cross Monastery Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Minersville Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Minersville Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • The Minersville Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Minersville Missouri Synod Cemetery
        • Minersville Lutheran Synod Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minersville Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1725217 <6>
      • St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Allegheny Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • The Allegheny Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Allegheny Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Pittsburgh.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allegheny Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44305 <6>
      • Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • The Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Mt. Alvernia Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery
      • Ohave Shalom Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Ohave Shalom Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • The Ohave Shalom Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Auhave Shalom Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohave Shalom Cemetery
      • St. Anthony Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
      • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      • New Light Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Light Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Light Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Light Cemetery
      • St. Augustine Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Augustine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustine Cemetery
      • St. Nicholas Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
      • Beth Shalom Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Highwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1177060  (Highwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1177060 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: Pittsburgh West
      • County: Allegheny         Elev: 289
      • Location given for GNIS #1177060 (Highwood Cemetery)

    The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

    The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Highwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4731, Longitude: -80.0218    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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