A visit to the Highland Home 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 Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Home Cemetery:
43.4297, -94.1569
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Highland Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Highland Home Cemetery is located in Kossuth County<2>.
The county seat for Kossuth County is located in Algona. Algona lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the south of the Highland Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Highland Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Ledyard.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96033 <5>
- Maple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ramsey Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
- Dobson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Dobson Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Van Buren Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Van Buren Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- Calkins Farm Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Calkins Farm Cemetery is located in Martin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins Farm Cemetery
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- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graceland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Swea Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Swea Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea Twp. Cemetery
- German Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Twp. Cemetery
- Olena Mound Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Olena Mound Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena Mound Cemetery
- West Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The West Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lutheran Cemetery
- Hesse Burying Grounds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hesse Burying Grounds is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesse Burying Grounds
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Highland Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ledyard
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gerled
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Lakota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Elmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Swea City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Buffalo Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- German Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Rake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Seneca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Titonka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Blue Earth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <6>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Frost
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <6>
- Lone Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Armstrong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Woden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dell is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Ringsted
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bricelyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
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 Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kossuth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Armstrong
- Bancroft
- Blue Earth
- Bricelyn
- Buffalo Center
- Burt
- Burt lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Highland Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Elmore
- Fairmont
- Fenton
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Frost lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Highland Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Frost.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Granada
- Ringsted
- Swea City
- Thompson
- Titonka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Kossuth 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 Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457474 (Highland Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457474 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: Kossuth
- Est. Elev: 353 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ledyard
- Location given for Highland Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4296795 Lon: -94.1569064
- 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 Kossuth, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highland Home 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. |