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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. 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)<1>

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

Lat:   42.8045°   (42° 48' 16")

Lon:   -70.8814°   (-70° 52' 53")

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

The county seat for Essex County is located in Salem. Salem lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south of the Highland Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Belleville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belleville Cemetery
    • The Belleville Cemetery is located in Essex County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • First Parish Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Parish Burying Ground
    • The First Parish Burying Ground is located in Essex County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Parish Burying Ground is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Newburyport.
    • The First Parish Burying Ground has also been known as:
    • First Parish Burial Ground
    • Newbury First Parish Burying Ground
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #NEW.800 <6>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90981 <5>
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sawyer Hill Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sawyer Hill Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sawyer Hill Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sawyer Hill Burying Ground is located in Essex County
  • First Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The First Cemetery is located in Essex County
  • Green Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Street Cemetery is located in Essex County
  • Salisbury Plains Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salisbury Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salisbury Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salisbury Plains Cemetery is located in Essex County
  • Salisbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salisbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salisbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Essex County
  • Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Town Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • First Burial Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Burial Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The First Burial Ground is located in Essex County
    • Long Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Essex County
    • Wildwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Smithtown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2302806 <5>
    • Lower Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Cemetery
      • The Lower Cemetery is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • True Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the True Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the True Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The True Cemetery is located in Essex County

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.

  • Newburyport
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
    • Newburyport is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
  • Newbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
    • Newbury is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
  • Salisbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
  • Newbury Old Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbury Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Old Town
    • Newbury Old Town is located in Essex County
  • Byfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
    • Byfield is located in Essex County
  • Amesbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
    • Amesbury is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
  • West Newbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
    • West Newbury is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
  • Rowley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley
    • Rowley is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
  • Seabrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
    • Seabrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <7>
  • Fogg Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
    • Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • South Hampton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrimac
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
    • Merrimac is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rocks Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
      • Rocks Village is located in Essex County
    • Georgetown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
    • Hampton Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Beach
      • Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Hampton Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Groveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
      • Groveland is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
    • Ipswich
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
      • Ipswich is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
    • Great Boars Head
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
      • Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Nason Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
      • Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Kensington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kensington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
      • Kensington is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kensington <7>
    • Hampton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <7>
    • Monahan Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahan Corners
      • Monahan Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Sanborn Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Corners
      • Sanborn Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Haverhill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
      • Haverhill is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
    • Bradford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Essex County
    • East Kingston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Essex 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 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:

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 #600757  (Highland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #600757 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: Newburyport West
    • County: Essex         Elev: 5
    • Location given for GNIS #600757 (Highland Cemetery)

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.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 Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, 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 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: 42.8045, Longitude: -70.8814       In this case, the coordinates for the Highland 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>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<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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