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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Highland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Cemetery

Lat:   37.9384°   (37° 56' 18")

Lon:   -95.4018°   (-95° 24' 6")

The Highland Cemetery is located in Allen County<2>.

The county seat for Allen County is located in Iola. Iola lies just to the south of the Highland Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Iola Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iola Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Iola Cemetery is located in Allen County
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Allen County
  • Gas City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gas City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gas City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gas City Cemetery is located in Allen County
  • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Catholic Cemetery is located in Allen County
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Allen County
  • County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Old Carlyle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Carlyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Carlyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Carlyle Cemetery is located in Allen County
  • Carlyle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlyle Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Carlyle Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Carlyle Cemetery is located in Allen County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93235 <5>
  • La Harpe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Harpe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Harpe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The La Harpe Cemetery is located in Allen County
  • Geneva Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashburn Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashburn Family Cemetery
    • The Ashburn Family Cemetery is located in Anderson County
  • Townsend Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Iola Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iola Twp. Cemetery
      • The Iola Twp. Cemetery is located in Allen County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Allen County
      • The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Twp. Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fussman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fussman Cemetery
      • The Fussman Cemetery is located in Allen County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fussman Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Humboldt.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92516 <5>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Allen County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Humboldt.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93642 <5>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Allen County
    • St. Martins First Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martins First Cemetery
      • The St. Martins First Cemetery is located in Woodson County
      • The St. Martins First Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Martins Cemetery
      • St. Martins First Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273501 <5>
    • Evan Young Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evan Young Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evan Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evan Young Cemetery is located in Allen County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151255 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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.

  • Iola
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
    • Iola is located in Allen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <7>
  • Bassett
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
    • Bassett is located in Allen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Gas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
    • Gas is located in Allen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Carlyle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
    • Carlyle is located in Allen County
  • La Harpe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Geneva
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Allen County
  • Piqua
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Humboldt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Colony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Colony is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Neosho Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
    • Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Athens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Athens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Woodson County
  • Octagon City ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Octagon City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
    • Octagon City is located in Allen County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Moran
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
      • Moran is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
      • Moran has also been known as:
      • Moran City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <7>
    • Cookville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cookville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
      • Cookville is located in Woodson County
    • Petrolia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
      • Petrolia is located in Allen County
    • Bayard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
      • Bayard is located in Allen County
    • Mildred
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
      • Mildred is located in Allen County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
    • Lone Elm
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Elm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
      • Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Leanna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leanna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
      • Leanna is located in Allen County
    • Vernon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Woodson County
    • Hasty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hasty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
      • Hasty is located in Woodson County
    • Durand
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
      • Durand is located in Woodson County
    • Elsmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
      • Elsmore is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Elsmore has also been known as:
      • Elsinore
    • Kincaid
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
      • Kincaid is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Welda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
      • Welda is located in Anderson County
    • Le Roy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Allen 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 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:

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 #474502  (Highland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #474502 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Iola
    • County: Allen         Elev: 306
    • Location given for GNIS #474502 (Highland Cemetery)

The official website for Allen County: www.allencounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 Kansas' counties, including Allen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Highland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9384, Longitude: -95.4018       In this case, the coordinates for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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