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A visit to the Highland Park Cemetery ...

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 Park Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Highland Park Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   36.7248°   (36° 43' 29")

Lon:   -88.6359°   (-88° 38' 9")

The Highland Park Cemetery is located in Graves County<2>.

The county seat for Graves County is located in Mayfield. Mayfield lies just to the north of the Highland Park Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Highland Park Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oak Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Rest Cemetery
    • The Oak Rest Cemetery is located in Graves County
  • Peaceful Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Graves County
  • Anderson Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Family Cemetery
    • The Anderson Family Cemetery is located in Graves County
    • The Anderson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Andersons Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640747 <5>
  • Carman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carman Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Carman Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Carman Cemetery is located in Graves County
  • Mayfield Memory Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayfield Memory Gardens
    • The Mayfield Memory Gardens is located in Graves County
    • The Mayfield Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Mayfield Cemetery
    • Mayfield Memory Garden
  • Dodson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dodson Cemetery is located in Graves County
  • Torian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Torian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Torian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Torian Cemetery is located in Graves County
  • Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. James AME Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James AME Church Cemetery
    • The St. James AME Church Cemetery is located in Graves County
    • The St. James AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Bethel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2587425 <5>
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Graves County
  • Grant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • The Grant Cemetery is located in Graves County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Graves County
    • Galloway Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galloway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Galloway Cemetery is located in Graves County
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Graves County
    • Spence Chapel UMC Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity UMC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity UMC Cemetery
      • The Trinity UMC Cemetery is located in Graves County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Mayfield.
      • The Trinity UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trinity Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #225526 <5>
    • Pryorsburg Church of Christ Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Copeland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copeland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Copeland Cemetery is located in Graves County
    • Lebanon Church of Christ Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Millers Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millers Chapel Cemetery
      • The Millers Chapel Cemetery is located in Graves County

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 Park Cemetery.

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

  • Mayfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pryorsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
    • Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
  • Sedalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hickory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Hickory is located in Graves County
  • Farmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Graves County
  • Westplains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westplains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
    • Westplains is located in Graves County
  • Wingo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
    • Wingo is located in Graves County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingo <7>
  • West Viola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
    • West Viola is located in Graves County
  • Tri City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tri City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
    • Tri City is located in Graves County
  • Pottsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
    • Pottsville is located in Graves County
  • Fancy Farm
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
    • Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
  • Lynnville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
    • Lynnville is located in Graves County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Boaz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fulgham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
      • Fulgham is located in Hickman County
    • Kirksey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirksey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
      • Kirksey is located in Calloway County
    • Lowes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
      • Lowes is located in Graves County
    • Water Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
      • Bell City is located in Graves County
    • Protemus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
      • Protemus is located in Calloway County
    • Symsonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Symsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symsonia
      • Symsonia is located in Graves County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Symsonia <7>
    • Kirbyton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
      • Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
    • Harris Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harris Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
      • Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
    • Milburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
      • Milburn is located in Carlisle County
    • Melber
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
      • Melber is located in Graves 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 Park Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Graves County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Benton
    • Benton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Highland Park Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Hardin
  • Mayfield

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 Park Cemetery:

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 Park Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #494218  (Highland Park Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #494218 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: Mayfield
    • County: Graves         Elev: 153
    • Location given for GNIS #494218 (Highland Park 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 Graves, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Highland Park Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7248, Longitude: -88.6359       In this case, the coordinates for the Highland Park Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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