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:
43.4891, -91.6704
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 Winneshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Egge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Egge Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egge Cemetery
- Fawcett Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fawcett Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Farm Cemetery
- Swenson Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Swenson Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Farm Cemetery
- Stoen Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stoen Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoen Farm Cemetery
- Quandahl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Quandahl Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl Cemetery
- Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bellview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bellview Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- Hesper Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Salveson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Salveson Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salveson Cemetery
- Big Canoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Big Canoe Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Canoe Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Mabel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mabel Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel Cemetery
- Hesper Public Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hesper Public Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper Public Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hesper Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hesper.
- The Hesper Public Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hesper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230000 <5>
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Iowa River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Spring Grove Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Highlandville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Quandahl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Hesper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Bee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Spring Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riceford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Wilmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Willington Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Dorchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Burr Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Eitzen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Bluffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yucatan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Decorah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Winneshiek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caledonia
- Canton
- Decorah
- Harmony
- Houston
- Mabel
- New Albin
- Spring Grove
- Waukon
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 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 Winneshiek 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 #457468 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457468 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: Winneshiek
- Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Highlandville
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4891362 Lon: -91.6704248
- 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 Winneshiek, 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 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. |