A visit to the Highland 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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Highland Cemetery (FG ID #706)
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 ...
The Highland Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County<2>.
Establishment of the Highland Cemetery ...
The Highland Cemetery was established in 1863.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Alban Cemetery
- The Alban Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban Cemetery
- Arborcrest Cemetery
- The Arborcrest Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborcrest Cemetery
- Botsford Cemetery
- The Botsford Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botsford Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Comstock Cemetery
- The Comstock Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
- Free Church Cemetery
- The Free Church Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Church Cemetery
- Harwood Cemetery
- The Harwood Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Knollwood Memorial Park
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Laraway Family Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pray Cemetery
- The Pray Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray Cemetery
- St. Clare's Episcopal Church Chapel Cemetery
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cloister Garth Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Terhune Graveyard
- The Terhune Graveyard is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terhune Graveyard
- Union - Udell Cemetery
- The Union - Udell Cemetery is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union - Udell Cemetery
- United Memorial Gardens
- Woodlawn 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]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ann Arbor
- Barton Hills
- Barton Hills is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Belleville
- Canton
- Delhi Mills
- Dixboro
- Emery
- Milan
- New Boston
- Northville
- Oakville
- Pittsfield
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Plymouth
- Rawsonville
- Romulus
- Salem
- Saline
- Sheldon
- Stony Creek
- Wayne
- Westland
- Whittaker
- Willis
- Ypsilanti
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 Washtenaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ann Arbor
- Belleville
- Canton
- Plymouth
- Romulus
- Saline
- South Lyon
- Wayne
- Westland
- Ypsilanti
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Washtenaw 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #706
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #628245 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #628245 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: Washtenaw
- Est. Elev: 243 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Denton
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Washtenaw, 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 obstructions 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |