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A visit to the Highland Cemetery ...


The location of the Highland Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Highland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Cemetery

Lat:   36.7490°   (36° 44' 56")

Lon:   -84.1688°   (-84° 10' 7")

The Highland Cemetery is located in Whitley County<2>.

The county seat for Whitley County is located in Williamsburg. Williamsburg lies just to the southeast of the Highland Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Whitley County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Highland Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 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.

    • Williamsburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Liberty
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Whitley County
    • Emlyn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
      • Emlyn is located in Whitley County
    • Pleasant View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
    • Verne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
      • Verne is located in Whitley County
    • Rockholds
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
      • Rockholds is located in Whitley County
    • Louden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
      • Louden is located in Whitley County
    • Ayers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
      • Ayers is located in Whitley County
    • Saxton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
      • Saxton is located in Whitley County
    • Packard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
      • Packard is located in Whitley County
    • Nevisdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
      • Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
    • Red Ash
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Ash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
      • Red Ash is located in Whitley County
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Fairview
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Fairview is located in Whitley County
      • Jellico
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellico
        • Jellico is located in Campbell County (TN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jellico <4>
      • Lot
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
        • Lot is located in Whitley County
      • Woodbine
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
        • Woodbine is located in Whitley County
      • Siler
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
        • Siler is located in Whitley County
      • Corbin
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Pearl
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
        • Pearl is located in Bell County

    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 Whitley County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Briar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Whitley Memorial Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitley Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitley Memorial Gardens is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitley Memorial Gardens
    • Whitley County Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitley County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitley County Cemetery is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitley County Cemetery
    • Steely Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steely Cemetery is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steely Cemetery
    • Rains Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rains Cemetery is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rains Cemetery
    • Perkins Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins Cemetery
    • Tuggle Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuggle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tuggle Cemetery is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuggle Cemetery
    • Canada Town Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ryan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sutton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
    • Stanfill - Oaklawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanfill - Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stanfill - Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanfill - Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Whitley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Slusher Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Watson - Lawson Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Powers Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Powers Cemetery is located in Whitley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
      • Bays Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bays Cemetery is located in Whitley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bays Cemetery
      • King Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The King Cemetery is located in Whitley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Youngs Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • The Youngs Cemetery is located in Whitley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youngs Cemetery
      • Thomas Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Whitley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Sears Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sears Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Sears Cemetery is located in Whitley County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sears Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Williamsburg.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sears Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515745 <6>
      • Smith Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Whitley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Stanfield Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stanfield Cemetery is located in Whitley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanfield Cemetery
      • Hart Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hart Cemetery is located in Whitley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
      • McNeil Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNeil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McNeil Cemetery is located in Whitley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNeil Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #512696  (Highland Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #512696 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Williamsburg
      • County: Whitley         Elev: 292
      • Location given for GNIS #512696 (Highland Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    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 Whitley, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Highland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7490, Longitude: -84.1688       In this case, the coordinates for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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