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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:

37.2239, -97.0021

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 Cowley County<2>.

The county seat for Cowley County is located in Winfield. Winfield lies just to the northeast 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 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cowley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Cowley Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowley Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Union - Graham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union - Graham Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union - Graham Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union - Graham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Winfield.
    • The Union - Graham Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Graham Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93956 <5>
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fairview - Griffith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Tannehill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tannehill Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill Cemetery
  • Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Memorial Lawn Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Lawn Cemetery
  • Yeager Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Yeager Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager Cemetery
    • The Yeager Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Yeager - Patterson Cemetery
  • South Bend Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The South Bend Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend Cemetery
  • Rose Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rose Valley Cemetery is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Akron Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Akron Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Tisdale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Tisdale Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Ninnescah Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ninnescah Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninnescah Cemetery
    • Oxford Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oxford Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
    • Gouda Springs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gouda Springs Cemetery is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouda Springs Cemetery
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • Parker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Prairie Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Prairie Ridge Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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:

  • Winfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tresham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tresham is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
  • Kellogg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kellogg is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Rainbow Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
  • Moxham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Moxham is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
  • Hackney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hackney is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
  • Dale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dale is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Tisdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Tisdale is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
  • New Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Salem is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Akron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Akron is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Floral
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Floral is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
  • Oxford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Oxford is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
    • Former name for Oxford:
    • Hapawalla
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Paton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Paton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
    • Parkerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Parkerfield is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Geuda Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Arkansas City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cameron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cameron is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron has also been known as:
      • Cameron City
    • Vinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Vinton is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Eaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Eaton is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
    • Wilmot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilmot is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Silverdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Silverdale is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
    • Udall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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. The following communities are located in Cowley 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 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 Cowley 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 #469550  (Highland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469550 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: Cowley
      • Est. Elev: 365 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hackney
      • Location given for Highland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.2236378     Lon: -97.0017032
      • 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 Cowley, 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.