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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:

38.6677, -96.6723

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 Morris County<2>.

The county seat for Morris County is located in Council Grove. Council Grove lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east 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 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wilsey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wilsey Cemetery is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey Cemetery
  • Burton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Burton Cemetery is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
  • Delavan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Delavan Cemetery is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Cemetery
  • Ramsey - Black Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Parker - Highland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kelso Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Kelso Cemetery is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso Cemetery
  • Diamond Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Council Grove.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92604 <5>
  • White City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The White City Cemetery is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Cemetery
  • Latimer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Latimer Cemetery is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer Cemetery
  • Mitchell Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Diamond Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Diamond Creek Cemetery is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Creek Cemetery
      • The Diamond Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Heskett Cemetery
      • Hymer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92295 <5>
    • Boenitz Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hebron Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Burdick United Methodist Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Swartz Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Swartz Cemetery is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Clarks Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Clarks Creek Cemetery is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Creek Cemetery
    • Swedish Mission Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Garfield Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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:

  • Wilsey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Wilsey is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Helmick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Helmick is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
  • Parkerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Parkerville is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Kelso
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kelso is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
  • Downing ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Downing is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
  • Delavan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Delavan is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamond Springs is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
  • White City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Council Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Council Grove is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Council Grove has also been known as:
    • Council
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <6>
  • Latimer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Latimer is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Burdick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Burdick is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
  • Hymer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hymer is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymer
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Dwight
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Dwight is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Herington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Skiddy ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Skiddy is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
    • Rockland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Rockland is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Alta Vista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lost Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunlap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Dunlap is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Woodbine
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Morris 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 like to start with 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:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Morris 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 #477006  (Highland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477006 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: Morris
      • Est. Elev: 462 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wilsey
      • Location given for Highland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.6677855     Lon: -96.6719518
      • 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 Morris, 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' 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.