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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. 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:

37.2917, -98.5876

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 Barber County<2>.

The county seat for Barber County is located in Medicine Lodge. Medicine Lodge lies just 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 22 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • John Jesse Gravesite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The John Jesse Gravesite is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Jesse Gravesite
  • Mumford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mumford Cemetery is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford Cemetery
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Burgess Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Burgess Cemetery is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
  • Isabel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Isabel Cemetery is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel Cemetery
  • Liberty Twp. Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Liberty Twp. Cemetery is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Twp. Cemetery
  • Lodi Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lodi Cemetery is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Ellenwood Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Ellenwood Cemetery is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenwood Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Crisfield Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Crisfield Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield Cemetery
    • Old Bross Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Bross Cemetery is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bross Cemetery
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Barber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Barber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Hardtner Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Baird Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Baird Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
    • Fritz Family Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fritz Family Cemetery is located in Barber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz Family Cemetery
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Barber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Kiowa.
      • The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kiowa Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93501 <5>
    • Attica Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.

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

  • Medicine Lodge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pixley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pixley is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
  • Mingona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mingona is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingona
  • Forest City ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Forest City is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Gerlane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Gerlane is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlane
  • Sharon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sharon is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Former name for Sharon:
    • Bible Valley
  • Elm Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elm Mills is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
  • Isabel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Isabel is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Nashville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashville is located in Kingman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Lake City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lake City is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Sawyer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Sawyer is located in Pratt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Hazelton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazelton is located in Barber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Crisfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Crisfield is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
    • Deerhead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Deerhead is located in Barber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhead
    • Eldred ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Eldred is located in Barber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
    • Hardtner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Stubbs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Stubbs is located in Barber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
    • Kiowa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Kiowa is located in Barber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
      • Kiowa has also been known as:
      • Kiowa
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <6>
    • Zenda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Coats
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Coats is located in Pratt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Sun City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Attica
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Willowdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Willowdale is located in Kingman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale

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 Barber County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aetna - Historic
    • Aetna lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aetna.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
  • Coats
    • Coats lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Coats.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
  • Crisfield
  • Cunningham
  • Hardtner
  • Isabel
  • Medicine Lodge
  • Pratt
    • Pratt lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pratt.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
  • Sawyer
    • Sawyer lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sawyer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Spivey
    • Spivey lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Spivey.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
  • Zenda
    • Zenda lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Zenda.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Barber 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 #470444  (Highland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470444 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: Barber
      • Est. Elev: 467 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Medicine Lodge
      • Location given for Highland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.2916894     Lon: -98.5875836
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Barber, 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.