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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Cemetery

Lat:   43.1497°   (43° 8' 58")

Lon:   -94.8580°   (-94° 51' 28")

The Highland Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County<2>.

The county seat for Palo Alto County is located in Emmetsburg. Emmetsburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Highland Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
  • Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
  • Silver Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
  • Dickens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dickens Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • St. Jacobs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jacobs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Jacobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
  • City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The City Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
  • Logan Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Logan Twp. Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Vernon Twp. Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vernon Twp. Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
    • Wallingford Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallingford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallingford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wallingford Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • High Lake Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The High Lake Cemetery is located in Emmet County
    • North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
      • The North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • The North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • North Lawn Cemetery
      • North Lawn Memorial Park
      • Northlawn Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #919687 <5>
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Garfield Twp. Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garfield Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garfield Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Clay County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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.

  • Ruthven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ayrshire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayrshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayrshire
    • Ayrshire is located in Palo Alto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayrshire <6>
  • Graettinger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
    • Dickens is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Emmetsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmetsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmetsburg
    • Emmetsburg is located in Palo Alto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmetsburg <6>
  • Gillett Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
    • Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Terril
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
    • Terril is located in Dickinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Wallingford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
    • Wallingford is located in Emmet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Langdon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
    • Langdon is located in Clay County
  • Curlew
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
    • Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Hoprig
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoprig. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig
    • Hoprig is located in Emmet County
  • Spencer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Webb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
      • Webb is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Mallard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
      • Mallard is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mallard <6>
    • Cylinder
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cylinder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
      • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Fostoria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Fostoria is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Greenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <6>
    • Estherville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherville
      • Estherville is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherville <6>
    • Rodman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
      • Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Gruver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gruver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
      • Gruver is located in Emmet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Old Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Dickinson County
    • Rossie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossie
      • Rossie is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Milford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Palo Alto County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland 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 Highland Cemetery:

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 #457467  (Highland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #457467 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Graettinger West
    • County: Palo Alto         Elev: 455
    • Location given for GNIS #457467 (Highland Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Palo Alto, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Highland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1497, Longitude: -94.8580       In this case, the coordinates for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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