A visit to the Hight 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 Hight Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hight Cemetery:
37.6714, -91.4996
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hight Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hight Cemetery is located in Dent County<2>.
The county seat for Dent County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the southwest of the Hight Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hight Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Hight Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hight Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Northlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Northlawn Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlawn Cemetery
- Lay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Cavanaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cavanaugh Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanaugh Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27474 <5>
- Pace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Dent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dent Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Stagner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stagner Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagner Cemetery
- Maledy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maledy Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maledy Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tune Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tune Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tune Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Togleson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Togleson Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togleson Cemetery
- Warden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Warden Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warden Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Fraser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fraser Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Plank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Plank Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Cotner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cotner Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotner Cemetery
- Cooksey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cooksey Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hight Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Doss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Sligo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Cook Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Darien
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Lake Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Jadwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Wesco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Lecoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Lenox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Dillard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Coulstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Boss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Cherryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gila
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gila is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Davisville
(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 Hight Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hight Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bunker
- Salem
- Steelville
- Viburnum
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 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 Hight Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Dent 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 Hight Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #753279 (Hight Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #753279 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: Dent
- Est. Elev: 370 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Short Bend
- Location given for Hight Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6714326 Lon: -91.4995914
- 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 Dent, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hight 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. |