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:
38.5920, -95.2518
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies just to the northwest 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 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Roselawn Memorial Gardens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Memorial Gardens
- The Roselawn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Roselawn Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Fouts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fouts Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouts Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Ottawa Indian Mission Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Mound Baxter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Mound Baxter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mound Baxter Cemetery
- The Evergreen Mound Baxter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baxter Cemetery
- Evergreen Mound Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173657 <5>
- Peoria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Peoria Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Cemetery
- Chippewa Indian Burial Grounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chippewa Indian Burial Grounds is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Indian Burial Grounds
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chippewa Indian Burial Grounds is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Ottawa.
- The Chippewa Indian Burial Grounds has also been known as:
- Chippewa Hills Cemetery
- Munsee Indian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Munsee Indian Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsee Indian Cemetery
- The Munsee Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Muncie Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. John's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Bare Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bare Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare Cemetery
- The Bare Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baer Cemetery
- Bair Cemetery
- Middle Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Middle Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek Cemetery
- Centropolis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Centropolis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis Cemetery
- Needham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- Stanton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Stanton Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Ottawa
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- B N Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- B N Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B N Junction
- Ottawa Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
- Imes
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Peoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Richter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Homewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Rantoul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Le Loup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Centropolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pomona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ransomville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Wellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Worden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Worden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Lane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <6>
- Baldwin City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Quenemo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Scipio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Scipio is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Globe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baldwin City
- Le Loup
- Ottawa
- Pomona
- Quenemo
- Ransomville
- Rantoul
- Wellsville
- Williamsburg
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 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 Kansas:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 #479675 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #479675 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ottawa South
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5922342 Lon: -95.2510844
- 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 Franklin, 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- 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. |