A visit to the Highland Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Highland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Highland Cemetery (FG ID #91074).
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:
42.5776, -72.5074
The Highland Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Greenfield. Greenfield lies just to the west 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 22 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.
- Our Lady of Czechowski Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Town Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Town Farm Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Farm Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Aaron Clark Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
- Diemand Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Field Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Burnham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Deerfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old South Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- High Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gill Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gill Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Center Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Millers Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lake Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lake Pleasant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pleasant
- East Deerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Montague
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Factory Village ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Factory Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Turners Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montague City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Montague City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague City
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deerfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wendell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Erving
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bernardston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Moores Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Locks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Mount Hermon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wendell Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- South Deerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Deerfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deerfield
- Sunderland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leverett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morse Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- Northfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- Shutesbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cooleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Northfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leyden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leyden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
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. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Conway
- Greenfield
- Millers Falls
- Northfield
- Orange
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #91074
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #601202 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #601202 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenfield
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5778642 Lon: -72.5078655
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Franklin, 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 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 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.
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