A visit to the Highland Home 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 Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Home Cemetery:
44.0077, -95.8500
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Highland Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Highland Home Cemetery is located in Murray County<2>.
The county seat for Murray County is located in Slayton. Slayton lies just to the east southeast of the Highland Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Highland Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Slayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. Annes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Restland Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chandler Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Columba Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Columba Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columba Cemetery
- Badger Lake Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Ellsborough Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellsborough Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsborough Cemetery
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- Faith Swedish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Currie.
- The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Currie Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267403 <5>
- Bethany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Lake Sarah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lake Sarah Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarah Cemetery
- Modum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Modum Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modum Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Faith Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Highland Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hadley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hadley is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Lowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Slayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Chandler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Iona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Currie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lakes is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leota is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
- Garvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Garvin is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
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- Fulda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dovray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dovray is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Balaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Edgerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hatfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hatfield is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Ruthton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Lismore
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lismore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Tracy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Murray County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Highland Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Balaton
- Currie
- Currie lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Highland Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Currie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie
- Edgerton
- Fulda
- Fulda lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Highland Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fulda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Holland
- Iona
- Iona lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Highland Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Lake Wilson
- Lismore
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Slayton
- Tracy
- Tracy lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Highland Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tracy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Westbrook
- Wilmont
- Woodstock
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 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 Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Murray 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 Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #644949 (Highland Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #644949 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: Murray
- Est. Elev: 521 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hadley
- Location given for Highland Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0077426 Lon: -95.8500161
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Murray, 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 Home 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. |
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