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:
39.8556, -95.2516
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 Doniphan County<2>.
The county seat for Doniphan County is located in Troy. Troy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east 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 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wolf River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolf River Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf River Cemetery
- Iola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Iola Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Iowa Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Iowa Point Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Burrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burrell Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell Cemetery
- Fanning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fanning Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Cemetery
- Bitner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bitner Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitner Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Kenyon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Kenyon Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon Cemetery
- Ununda Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wolf River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolf River Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf River Cemetery
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- Vickery Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tesson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Tesson Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesson Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Upper Wolf Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Holt County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Forest City Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sparks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sparks is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Fanning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fanning is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Iowa Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
- Leona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leona is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Severance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Severance is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Moray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moray is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
- Robinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Robinson is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- White Cloud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White Cloud is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Denton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bendena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Forbes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forbes is located in Holt County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Forest City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oregon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brenner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Purcell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Purcell is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Fortescue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Blair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Hiawatha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Doniphan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bendena
- Brenner
- Denton
- Everest
- Forest City
- Hiawatha
- Leona
- Oregon
- Palermo
- Robinson
- Rulo
- Rulo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Highland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rulo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
- Severance
- Troy
- Troy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Highland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Willis
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Kansas:
- Pages specific to Doniphan 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 #473011 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #473011 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: Doniphan
- Est. Elev: 310 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Highland
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8555539 Lon: -95.2516425
- 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 Doniphan, 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 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. |