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 #95054).
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:
41.4765, -92.6498
The Highland Cemetery is located in Mahaska County<2>.
The county seat for Mahaska County is located in Oskaloosa. Oskaloosa lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Highland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Cemetery.
Name Variations for Highland Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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.
- Mill Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mill Grove Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weatherwax Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Weatherwax Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherwax Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Union Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sheley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sheley Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheley Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beason Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tilford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Mt. Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- West Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Searsboro IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cemetery Hill Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Hill Cemetery
- Appel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mormon Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bone Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 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:
- New Sharon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Taintor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lacey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Searsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barnes City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fishville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Oskaloosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Indianapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sully
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beacon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- University Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Pella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keomah Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exeelsior
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- What Cheer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Thornburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Deep River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Malcom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Killduff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg
(16 miles [25.7 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 Mahaska County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnes City
- Deep River
- Lynnville
- Malcom
- Montezuma
- Oskaloosa
- Pella
- Pella lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Highland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pella.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Searsboro
- Sully
- What Cheer
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 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 Highland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Mahaska 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: #95054
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457458 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457458 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: Mahaska
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Sharon
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4769457 Lon: -92.6493573
- 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 Mahaska, 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 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. |