A visit to the Highley 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 Highley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highley Cemetery:
37.8453, -90.4868
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Highley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Highley Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Francois County is located in Farmington. Farmington lies just to the southeast of the Highley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Highley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Highley McHenry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Highley McHenry Cemetery is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highley McHenry Cemetery
- The Highley McHenry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highley Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McHenry Cemetery is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Herod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Workmens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Workmens Cemetery is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmens Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nativity Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Barton Cemetery is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jennings Cemetery is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- St. Francois Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Francois Cemetery is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francois Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Smallpox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smallpox Cemetery is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallpox Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lane Cemetery is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Mattie Roberts Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Parkview Cemetery is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkview Cemetery
- The Parkview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Farmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30753 <5>
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Three Rivers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Three Rivers Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson 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 Highley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leadington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Esther
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Esther is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Park Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flat River
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flat River is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Elvins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elvins is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Cantwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cantwell is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Desloge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Desloge is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <6>
- Rivermines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rivermines is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leadwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leadwood is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <6>
- Bonne Terre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wortham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wortham is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Doe Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Doe Run is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
- Hamilton Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Town is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Town
- Chestnut Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Sprott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Bismarck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <6>
- Mineral City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mineral City is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Settletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Settletown is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Jonca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- French Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Irondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is also located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
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 Highley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Saint Francois County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bismarck
- Bonne Terre
- Desloge
- Elvins
- Farmington
- Flat River
- Leadwood
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 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 Highley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Saint Francois 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 Highley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #756177 (Highley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #756177 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: St. Francois
- Est. Elev: 248 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Farmington
- Location given for Highley Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8453293 Lon: -90.4867909
- 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 Saint Francois, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highley 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. |