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:
44.0409, -70.4475
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 Androscoggin County<2>.
The county seat for Androscoggin County is located in Auburn. Auburn lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Summit Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Summit Spring Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Spring Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- South Otisfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mountain Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Crescent Lake.
- The Mountain Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountain Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155334 <5>
- Locust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Locust Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Cemetery
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Wight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wight Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wight Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Cook - Pinkham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- North Raymond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The North Raymond Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Raymond Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Washburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Washburn Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oxford Congregational Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300351 <5>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Tubbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tubbs Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubbs Cemetery
- Maxfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Maxfield Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxfield Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- West Poland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Casco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Shaker Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Moussam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Mechanic Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Otisfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Spurrs Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Otisfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Minot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Littlefield Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Naples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Casco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- New Gloucester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Rumford Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- West Minot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Androscoggin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Mechanic Falls
- New Gloucester
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 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 Maine:
- Pages specific to Androscoggin 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 #1908854 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1908854 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: Androscoggin
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mechanic Falls
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.04088 Lon: -70.44747
- 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 Maine's counties, including Androscoggin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |