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:
37.0289, -88.6923
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 McCracken County<2>.
The county seat for McCracken County is located in Paducah. Paducah lies just to the northeast 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 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Beyer Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyer Cemetery
- Bumpous Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bumpous Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpous Cemetery
- Massac Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Massac Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Mt. Kenton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Tittsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tittsworth Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tittsworth Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Quarles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Quarles Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarles Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hills Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hills Chapel Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Chapel Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Purchase Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Purchase Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Cemetery
- Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Houser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Houser Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houser Cemetery
- Switzer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Switzer Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer Cemetery
- Herzog Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Herzog Cemetery is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herzog Cemetery
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:
- Lone Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Massac
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Hendron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- West Paducah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Camelia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Melber
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Krebs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Paducah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Future City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Brookport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grahamville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Massac City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Lovelaceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Metropolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reidland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Ceredo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Lowes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Boaz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Cimota City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Gage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Ledbetter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Kevil
(11 miles [17.7 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 McCracken County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Metropolis
- Paducah
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 websites either 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 McCracken 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 #494200 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #494200 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: McCracken
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paducah West
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0289443 Lon: -88.6922734
- 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 McCracken, 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. |
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