A visit to the Highland 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 Highland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Cemetery:
42.5891, -92.4802
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Highland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Highland Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County<2>.
The county seat for Black Hawk County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Highland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gerholdt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gerholdt Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerholdt Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Newell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Finchford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Finchford Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Bidwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bidwell Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Rarick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rarick Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarick Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- George Wyth Memorial State Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pilot Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pilot Mound Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound Cemetery
- Waverly Junction Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142646 <5>
- St. Paul UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul UCC Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul UCC Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Garden of Memories
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
- East Janesville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The East Janesville Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Janesville Cemetery
- The East Janesville Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Janesville Methodist Episcopal (ME) Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142571 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- North Cedar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Cedar City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Janesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Finchford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- New Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fredsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Evansdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Stout
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dewar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Bremer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Coster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Sinclair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Elk Run Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Klinger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Knittel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Readlyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parkersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Black Hawk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Falls
- Denver
- Dike
- Dike lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Highland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dike.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
- Shell Rock
- Waterloo
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Highland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Black Hawk 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457465 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457465 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: Black Hawk
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cedar Falls
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5891497 Lon: -92.4801874
- 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 Black Hawk, 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 drawn 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> | 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. |