A visit to the High Hill 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 High Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the High Hill Cemetery:
38.8545, -93.2449
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the High Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The High Hill Cemetery is located in Pettis County<2>.
The county seat for Pettis County is located in Sedalia. Sedalia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the High Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the High Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the High Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from High Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Longwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Longwood Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Houstonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Houstonia Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia Cemetery
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Clopton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Clopton Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Millers Chapel Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Millers Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Sedalia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #157554 <5>
- Cunningham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Witcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Witcher Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcher Cemetery
- Rose Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Valley Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley Cemetery
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- Dresden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Dresden Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Cemetery
- Raines Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Raines Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raines Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- The Crown Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- City Cemetery
- Sedalia City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28278 <5>
- Hazel Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hazel Grove Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazel Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Herndon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133090 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- South Fork Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Irving Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Irving Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving Cemetery
- Lamine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Lamine Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the High Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from High Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hughesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Tedieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Longwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Houstonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Marshall Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Sedalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Herndon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- La Monte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Lick is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Sweet Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cretcher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Clifton City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Dunksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Smithton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Nelson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Harriston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Emma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Napton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Napton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
- Pilot Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 High Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pettis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The High Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blackwater
- Georgetown
- Green Ridge
- Houstonia
- Knob Noster
- La Monte
- Marshall
- Otterville
- Pilot Grove
- Sedalia
- Sweet Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 High Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Pettis 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 High Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #719525 (High Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #719525 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: Pettis
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beaman
- Location given for High Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8544618 Lon: -93.244929
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Pettis, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- High Hill 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. |