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:
38.0615, -84.5255
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 Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crest Lawn Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Crest Lawn Gardens is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Lawn Gardens
- Blue Grass Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Howards Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Rose Crest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Versailles Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Versailles Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Versailles Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Versailles.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #340149 <5>
- Cherry Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Steele Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Polk Memorial Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Walnut Lea Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Lea Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Walnut Lea Cemetery is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lea Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2327299 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Lexington - Fayette
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
- Lexington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Colony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Fairway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
- Bracktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bracktown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracktown
- Deep Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deep Springs is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
- Yarnallton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnallton
- Spindletop Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spindletop Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindletop Estates
- Elk Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Chester
- Cadentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cadentown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadentown
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Russell Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cave
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mattoxtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mattoxtown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoxtown
- Donerail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donerail
- Faywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faywood
- Brannon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon
- Elmendorf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmendorf is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmendorf
- Payne's Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne's Depot
- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Zion Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Pisgah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Gaybourn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gaybourn is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaybourn
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Columbus is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Uttingertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Uttingertown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uttingertown
- Muir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Muir is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
- New Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Zion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion
- Davistown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Davistown is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davistown
- Firmantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Firmantown is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firmantown
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 Fayette 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 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 #517003 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #517003 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington West
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0614658 Lon: -84.5254954
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Fayette, 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. |