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:
44.1009, -70.5798
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 Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 23 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.
- Oakdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Ryefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ryefield Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryefield Cemetery
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
- Wight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wight Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wight Cemetery
- Willard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Willard Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
- Finnish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Finnish Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
- Carsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carsley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley Cemetery
- South Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Richville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Richville Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville Cemetery
- Noyes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Noyes Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Finnish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Finnish Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
- Woodsum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodsum Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsum Cemetery
- Deer Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Deer Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Hill Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Trafton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Trafton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafton Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- South Otisfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Webber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Webber Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber 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:
- Otisfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- East Otisfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Spurrs Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Cobb Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Bridgton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Casco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- West Poland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waterford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <6>
- South Waterford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Bridgton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Naples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crescent Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Poland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mechanic Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Norway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- Moussam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- West Minot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Sweden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harrison
- Mechanic Falls
- Norway
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 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 Cumberland 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 #568032 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #568032 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: Cumberland
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Casco
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.10085 Lon: -70.57975
- 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 Cumberland, 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 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. |