A visit to the Highland 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 Highland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Highland Cemetery (FG ID #95066).
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 Highland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Cemetery:
40.7810, -92.9590
The Highland Cemetery is located in Appanoose County<2>.
The county seat for Appanoose County is located in Centerville. Centerville lies just to the southeast of the Highland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Cemetery.
Establishment of the Highland Cemetery ...
The Highland Cemetery was established in 1892.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Elgin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Elgin Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Zimmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Zimmer Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer Cemetery
- Felkner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Felkner Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Bohm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bohm Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohm Cemetery
- Shaeffer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaeffer Cemetery
- Forbush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Forbush Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush Cemetery
- Cozad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cozad Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozad Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lyons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Jerome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jerome Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Cemetery
- Livengood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Livengood Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livengood Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Numa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Numa Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Fleenor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fleenor Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mystic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Brazil
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clarkdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunshine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plano
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rathbun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Jerome
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Darbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Numa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Iconium
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Promise City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cincinnati
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Exline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Moravia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Confidence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Udell
(11 miles [17.7 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 Highland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Appanoose County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centerville
- Melrose
- Moravia
- Seymour
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Highland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Appanoose 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 Highland Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #95066
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457455 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457455 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: Appanoose
- Est. Elev: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mystic
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7816772 Lon: -92.9590901
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Appanoose, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highland 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |