A visit to the Highland Grove 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 Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Highland Grove Cemetery (FG ID #90044).
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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Grove Cemetery:
43.5961, -70.8844
The Highland Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of North Shapleigh.
The cemetery is located in York County<3>.
The county seat for York County is located in Alfred. Alfred lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast of the Highland Grove Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Highland Grove Cemetery ...
The Highland Grove Cemetery was established in 1889.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Highland Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Berry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lovell Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Milton Mills Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Mills Cemetery
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Springvale Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eastman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Eastman Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
- Collomy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Collomy Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomy Cemetery
- North Road Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The North Road Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Road Cemetery
- Leavitt Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Leavitt Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavitt Cemetery
- Sweat Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Sweat Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweat Cemetery
- Leavitt Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Leavitt Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavitt Cemetery
- Chadbourne Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chadbourne Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourne Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Day Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Guptill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Guptill Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill Cemetery
- Pendexter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Pendexter Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendexter Cemetery
- Pendexter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Pendexter Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendexter Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Day Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Gould Bradeen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elliot Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Highland Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Shapleigh
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Newfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sprague City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sprague City is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
- Acton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shapleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ross Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mee Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stevens Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Wakefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- North Waterboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Limerick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Arrowhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- South Effingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Effingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parsonsfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waterboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Parsonsfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Springvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Waterboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alfred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Parsonsfield
(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 Grove Cemetery. The following communities are located in York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alfred
- Limerick
- Limington
- Sanford
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maine:
- Pages specific to York 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 Grove Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #90044
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #568035 (Highland Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #568035 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: York
- Est. Elev: 173 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Great East Lake
- Location given for Highland Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5959125 Lon: -70.8845067
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Grove Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |