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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:

44.2042, -69.5425

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 Lincoln County<2>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Wiscasset. Wiscasset lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Gardiner - Avery Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Potter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Potter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
  • Noyes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Noyes Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes Cemetery
  • Ford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Ford Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
  • Trask Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Trask Lawn Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trask Lawn Cemetery
  • Shepherd Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Preble Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Preble Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble Cemetery
  • Whitefield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Whitefield Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield Cemetery
  • Hopkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Weeks Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
  • Jefferson Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Coburn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Coburn Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburn Cemetery
    • Resthaven Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Forest Lake Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Forest Lake Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake Cemetery
    • Putnam Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Putnam Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
    • Goodspeed Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Goodspeed Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspeed Cemetery
    • Windsor Neck Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Alna Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Alna Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alna Cemetery
    • Dunbar Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Dunbar Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Cemetery
    • Oliver Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Oliver Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
    • Howard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Howard Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 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:

  • North Whitefield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
  • Coopers Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Whitefield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • South Windsor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
  • East Pittston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
  • Flanders Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
  • Head Tide
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
  • Windsor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Alna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alna is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alna <6>
  • Globe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Globe is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • North Newcastle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Stickney Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
    • Razorville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Razorville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
    • Harrington Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
    • Nobleboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Davis Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • Washington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chelsea
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • North Windsor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
    • Pittston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
    • South Gardiner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
    • Dresden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Newcastle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Damariscotta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Eugley Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Waldoboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucas Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
    • Farmingdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Randolph
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Gardiner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 Lincoln 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 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 Lincoln 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 #568033  (Highland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #568033 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: Lincoln
      • Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: North Whitefield
      • Location given for Highland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.2042406     Lon: -69.5425444
      • 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 Lincoln, 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.