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:
39.7981, -87.3956
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 Vermillion County<2>.
The county seat for Vermillion County is located in Newport. Newport lies just to the north 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollingsworth Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Cemetery
- Armiesburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Armiesburg Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg Cemetery
- Memorial Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bogart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bogart Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Carmack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Carmack Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack Cemetery
- Bales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
- Helts Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Helts Prairie Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helts Prairie Cemetery
- Hixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hixon Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixon Cemetery
- Arabia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Arabia Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wimsett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wimsett Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimsett Cemetery
- Juliet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Juliet Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliet Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Coloma Friends Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Coloma Friends Church Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma Friends Church Cemetery
- The Coloma Friends Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coloma Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188646 <5>
- Warner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Warner Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Cemetery
- Causey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Causey Cemetery is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey Cemetery
- Zener Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Zener Cemetery is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zener Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Hillsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Alta
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Montezuma
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Armiesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- West Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Summit Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Mecca
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dana
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Raven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Kidley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Sandytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fairview Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Bloomingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Annapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Saint Bernice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cayuga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Billie Creek Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clays Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Blanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Numa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Nyesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Scottland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
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 Vermillion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomingdale
- Cayuga
- Marshall
- Montezuma
- Newport
- Rockville
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Vermillion 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 #436154 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #436154 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: Vermillion
- Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dana
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7980937 Lon: -87.3955724
- 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 Vermillion, 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. |