A visit to the Highland Memorial Park ...
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 Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Memorial Park:
37.8360, -82.8664
The Highland Memorial Park is located in Johnson County<1>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Paintsville. Paintsville lies just to the east southeast of the Highland Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Highland Memorial Park.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Stafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Staffordsville Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Melvin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Horne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Ratliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Howes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Howes Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Company Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Company Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Preston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Whipporwill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Whipporwill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipporwill Cemetery
- W.R. Castle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sparks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Salyers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salyers Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyers Cemetery
- Little Lick Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Conley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Preston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Preston Cemetery
- Gambill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gambill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Vanhoose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vanhoose Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhoose Cemetery
- Clark Castle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stambaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stambaugh Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Highland Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Barnetts Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Staffordsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Volga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Paintsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sitka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Denver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Collista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nippa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wittensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Fuget
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Asa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hagerhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Van Lear
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thelma
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Tutor Key
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Painters Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flatgap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Van Lear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meally
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Wheelersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Falcon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Nero
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Fork
(8 miles [12.9 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 Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Memorial Park.
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 helpful 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 Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #494216 (Highland Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #494216 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paintsville
- Location given for Highland Memorial Park:
- Lat: 37.8364817 Lon: -82.8668296
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Memorial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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