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 #91078)
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Highland Cemetery (MACRIS ID: ATH.807). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: ATH.807'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.
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 ...
The Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Athol.
The cemetery is located in Worcester County<3>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Branch Cemetery
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
- The Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- Ellinwood Cemetery
- Fay Cemetery
- The Fay Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ATH.804 <2>
- Jonas Alliene Cemetery
- Lawrence Brook Cemetery
- Lower Cemetery
- The Lower Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- New Boston Cemetery
- The New Boston Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston Cemetery
- New Sherborn Cemetery
- The New Sherborn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sherborn Cemetery
- Norcross Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Northwest Cemetery
- The Northwest Cemetery is located in Worcester County
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- Perry Cemetery
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Phillipston Center Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
- Royalston Center Cemetery
- Silver Lake Cemetery
- South Cemetery
- West Street Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Athol
- Baldwinville
- Brooks Village
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
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- East Templeton
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
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- Erving
- Gardner
- Goulding Village
- Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
- Mayo Corners
- Millington ‑ Historic
- Morse Village
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- New Salem
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- North Dana ‑ Historic
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Orange
- Olde English Village
- Olde English Village is located in Worcester County
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- Orange
- Petersham
- Phillipston
- Royalston
- Templeton
- Templeton is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- Tully
- Warwick
- Waterville
- Wendell Depot
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
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- Wendell
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Winchendon
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 Worcester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athol
- Gardner
- Orange
- Royalston
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Worcester 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: #91078
Referenced MACRIS Record: ATH.807
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #602389 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602389 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: Worcester
- Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Athol
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> | 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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| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |