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A visit to the High Lake 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 High Lake Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the High Lake Cemetery:

43.3008, -94.6994

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the High Lake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The High Lake Cemetery is located in Emmet County<2>.

The county seat for Emmet County is located in Estherville. Estherville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the High Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the High Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the High Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wallingford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Wallingford Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford Cemetery
  • City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The City Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
  • St. Jacobs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacobs Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
  • Swan Lake Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Swan lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Swan lake Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan lake Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • East Side Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The East Side Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
  • Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Vernon Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Vernon Twp. Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Twp. Cemetery
  • Prosser Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Prosser Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Estherville Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Ringsted Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Terril.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94754 <5>
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Armstrong Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Armstrong Grove Cemetery is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Armstrong Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Armstrong.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1685622 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the High Lake Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from High Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Hoprig
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoprig is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
  • Wallingford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Wallingford is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Graettinger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gruver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gruver is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Ringsted
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Estherville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Emmetsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Armstrong
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Armstrong is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Dolliver
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Terril
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Terril is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Fenton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Ruthven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Seneca
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Seneca is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Superior
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cylinder
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Ceylon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ceylon is located in Martin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceylon <6>
    • Dunnell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Dunnell is located in Martin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Dickens
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dickens is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Ayrshire
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lone Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Petersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Petersburg is located in Jackson County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Langdon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Langdon is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
    • Rodman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Swea City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

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 High Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Emmet County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The High Lake 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 websites either 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 High Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Emmet 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 High Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1822869  (High Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822869 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: Emmet
      • Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ingham Lake
      • Location given for High Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.3007929     Lon: -94.6994258
      • 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 Iowa's counties, including Emmet, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- High Lake 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.