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:
38.7104, -95.7099
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 Osage County<2>.
The county seat for Osage County is located in Lyndon. Lyndon lies just to the south 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 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.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Scranton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Scranton Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Burlingame City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lyndon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lyndon Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Cemetery
- Vassar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Vassar Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassar Cemetery
- Carbondale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Carbondale Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale Cemetery
- Osage City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Osage City Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City Cemetery
- Valley Brook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Valley Brook Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The South Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Overbrook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Overbrook Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- Vawter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rapp Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Rapp Cemetery is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapp Cemetery
- Shawnee Center Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Center Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Scranton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peterton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
- Vassar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyndon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carbondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Burlingame
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <6>
- Osage City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Overbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Barclay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barclay is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Quenemo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Wilmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Melvern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <6>
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Harveyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Miller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Pomona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Olivet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Berryton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Berryton is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Cullen Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
- Globe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Pauline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pauline is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
- Reading
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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 Osage County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlingame
- Carbondale
- Lyndon
- Melvern
- Olivet
- Osage City
- Overbrook
- Pomona
- Quenemo
- Reading
- Scranton
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 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 Osage 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 #479308 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #479308 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: Osage
- Est. Elev: 331 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lyndon NW
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7102846 Lon: -95.7102621
- 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 Osage, 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 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. |