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:
42.1533, -94.4694
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 Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south 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 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Cedar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Cedar Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cedar Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Lohrville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94698 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Reading Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Reading Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading Cemetery
- Dillavou Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Dillavou Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillavou Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dillavou Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Ralston.
- The Dillavou Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kendrick Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94586 <5>
- Fair Oaks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fair Oaks Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Golgotha Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Golgotha Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golgotha Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bishop Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Salisbury Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Cemetery
- Scranton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Scranton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton Cemetery
- Headly Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Headly Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headly Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Paton Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Paton Twp. Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton Twp. Cemetery
- Gowrie Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gowrie Twp. Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Churdan
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Churdan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churdan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Farlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farlin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlin
- Lohrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farnhamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Farnhamville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhamville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Wightman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wightman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Scranton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ralston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Lanesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Dana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dana is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Gowrie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rinard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rinard is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Rands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rands is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
- Slifer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Slifer is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer
- Glidden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lanyon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lanyon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanyon
- Somers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Somers is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harcourt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harcourt is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Callender
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Callender is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Lidderdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lidderdale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidderdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Cooper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
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 Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boxholm
- Callender
- Churdan
- Farnhamville
- Glidden
- Gowrie
- Grand Junction
- Jefferson
- Lake City
- Lohrville
- Paton
- Rockwell City
- Scranton
- Somers
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Greene 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 #457463 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457463 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 341 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Churdan
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.153315 Lon: -94.4694167
- 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 Greene, 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 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. |
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