A visit to the Highland View 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 View Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland View Cemetery:
43.7044, -85.4953
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Highland View Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Highland View Cemetery is located in Mecosta County<2>.
The county seat for Mecosta County is located in Big Rapids. Big Rapids lies just to the southeast of the Highland View Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highland View Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Highland View Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland View Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Camp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Camp Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Camp Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The West Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Van Gilder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Van Gilder Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Gilder Cemetery
- Pine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cemetery
- Parkhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Parkhill Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill Cemetery
- Ladner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ladner Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladner Cemetery
- South Grant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The South Grant Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Grant Cemetery
- St. Anne's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Anne's Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anne's Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1162485 <5>
- Barton Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Barton Twp. Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Twp. Cemetery
- Hungerford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hungerford Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungerford Cemetery
- Lawrence Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Center #1 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Grant Center #2 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crapo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Crapo Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Rodney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rodney Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney Cemetery
- Kirschner Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Woodville Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
- Goodwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodwell Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwell Cemetery
- The Goodwell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goodwill Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #607 <5>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Olin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Olin Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin Cemetery
- Martiny Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Martiny Cemetery is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martiny 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 View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland View Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Rapids
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stanwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rodney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hawkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkins is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Pogy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pogy is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
- Chippewa Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hersey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Borland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Borland is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
- Reed City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Canadian Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canadian Lakes is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Lakes
- Morley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mecosta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chase
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rustford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rustford is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
- Ramona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ramona is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Brohman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brohman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
- Former names for Brohman:
- Dingman
- Otia
- White Cloud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Barryton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nirvana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nirvana is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
- Ashton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ashton is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Evart
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lilley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lilley is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
- Bitely
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodland Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodland Park is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
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 View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mecosta County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barryton
- Big Rapids
- Chase
- Chase lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Highland View Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chase.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Evart
- Hersey
- Hersey lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Highland View Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hersey.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Morley
- Reed City
- White Cloud
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 View Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Mecosta 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 View Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2519058 (Highland View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2519058 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: Mecosta
- Est. Elev: 304 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Rapids
- Location given for Highland View Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7044444 Lon: -85.4952778
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Mecosta, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highland View 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. |