A visit to the Highland 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Cemetery:
39.7475, -94.0216
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Highland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Highland Cemetery is located in Caldwell County<2>.
The county seat for Caldwell County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies just to the south of the Highland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bowman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Wooderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kidder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kidder Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder Cemetery
- Kenney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kenney Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney Cemetery
- Dustin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dustin Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McCrary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Whitt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Ayr Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Ayr Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ayr Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cameron Memory Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cameron Memory Gardens is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Memory Gardens
- The Cameron Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Cameron Memorial Gardens
- Paxton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Lick Fork Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Payne Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Payne Family Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Payne Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Gallatin.
- The Payne Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Payne Cemetery
- Payne Family Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406969 <5>
- Winston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Winston Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fina Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29591 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Packard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Packard Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Guffey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Guffey Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hamilton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kidder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Gould Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Winston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Mabel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Breckenridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Gallatin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Polo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cowgill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Proctorville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Lock Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Mooresville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Braymer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weatherby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
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 Caldwell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Braymer
- Breckenridge
- Cameron
- Cowgill
- Gallatin
- Hamilton
- Jameson
- Kidder
- Kingston
- Osborn
- Polo
- Turney
- Winston
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Caldwell 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #742936 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #742936 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: Caldwell
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hamilton West
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7475068 Lon: -94.0216081
- 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 Caldwell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Highland 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. |