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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. 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:

43.0547, -96.3514

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 Sioux County<2>.

The county seat for Sioux County is located in Orange City. Orange City lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east 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.

  • Lebanon Christian Reform Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Peace Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Grace Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grace Hill Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Carmel Reformed Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
  • Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sioux Center.
    • The Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Memory Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1291722 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Nathanael Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Erickson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Erickson Cemetery is located in Union County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erickson Cemetery
    • Sherman Twp. Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sherman Twp. Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Twp. Cemetery

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:

  • Lebanon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lebanon is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Ireton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hawarden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hudson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hudson is located in Lincoln County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <6>
  • McNally
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • McNally is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
  • Westbrook Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
  • Sioux Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Maurice
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Maurice is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Rock Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Craig
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Craig is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Chatsworth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chatsworth is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Perkins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Perkins is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Struble
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Struble is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Fairview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Middleburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Middleburg is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
    • Hull
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hull is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <6>
    • Moe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Moe is located in Lincoln County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
    • Alcester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Big Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Springs is located in Union County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Orange City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Doon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Brunsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Brunsville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Alton
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Sioux 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 begin 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:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Sioux 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 #457466  (Highland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457466 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: Sioux
      • Est. Elev: 428 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lebanon
      • Location given for Highland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0547084     Lon: -96.3514159
      • 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 Sioux, 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 things 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.