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. 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:
39.4204, -77.0114
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Highland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Highland Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Westminster. Westminster lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north 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 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the west of Baltimore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81380 <5>
- Winfield Bible Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Winfield Bible Chapel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield Bible Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Winfield Bible Chapel Cemetery is located 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the west of Baltimore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310795 <5>
- Wesley Freedom UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wesley Freedom UMC Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Freedom UMC Cemetery
- The Wesley Freedom UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wesley Freedom Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81766 <5>
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Johnsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Johnsville Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Springfield State Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Salem UMC Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem UMC Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Winfield.
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Salem UMC Cemetery (located 80 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81615 <5>
- Taylorsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylorsville Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Nwe Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Nwe Oakland Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nwe Oakland Cemetery
- Old Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Oakland Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Oakland Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stone House Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Piney Ridge Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Sykesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Eldersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Klee Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Winfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Bloom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bloom is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
- Woodbine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Gaither
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Lakeview Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dennings
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dennings is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennings
- Peach Brandy Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peach Brandy Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Brandy Village
- Nottingham Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Watersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eastview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Henryton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Marriottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marston is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Sams Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Mount Airy Village West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Airy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Finksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
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 Carroll 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 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 Maryland:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1696159 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1696159 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winfield
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4203806 Lon: -77.0113694
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Maryland's counties, including Carroll, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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 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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