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:
39.5506, -86.4703
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 Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Martinsville. Martinsville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south 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 23 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.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86051 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Center Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Center Valley Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley Cemetery
- The Center Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Valley Friendship Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #711744 <5>
- Friendship MB Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Friendship MB Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship MB Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
- Monical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Monical Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monical Cemetery
- Brooklyn Rest Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brooklyn Rest Park is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Rest Park
- North Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The North Branch Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch Cemetery
- North Branch Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Crown Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Crown Center Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Center Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Butterfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Cemetery
- Mooresville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mooresville Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mooresville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mooresville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #159488 <5>
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Ratts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ratts Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratts Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- White Lick Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Monrovia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wilbur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Lake Hart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brookmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Hazelwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Mooresville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plano
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Young
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Eminence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Martinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red House ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Lewisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Cartersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stilesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Paragon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Camby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- West Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Amo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
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 Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Martinsville
- Paragon
- Plainfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 #436153 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #436153 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 267 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mooresville West
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5506027 Lon: -86.4702739
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Morgan, 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- 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. |