A visit to the Highland Memory Gardens ...
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 Memory Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Memory Gardens:
36.1371, -78.2225
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Highland Memory Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Highland Memory Gardens is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Louisburg. Louisburg lies just to the west southwest of the Highland Memory Gardens .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Highland Memory Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Memory Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- White Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stallings Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allen C. Perry Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mullen Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Mullen Family Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mullen Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Bunn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2386846 <5>
- New Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The New Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2343905 <5>
- Fair View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Jess Kittrell Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Vick Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Vick Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick Cemetery
- Gay Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Gay Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Harper Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Spring Hope Memorial Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hedgepeth Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hedgepeth Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgepeth Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Boseman Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Boseman Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boseman Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Saunders Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Highland Memory Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Memory Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Mapleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- White Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Ingleside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Louisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Alert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alert is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Katesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Lancaster Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Castalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Lickskillet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Mays Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hunts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Edwards Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Matthews Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
- Bobbitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Bunn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gillburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Franklinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bass Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Taylors Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
- Afton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Afton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Gill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gill is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Kittrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sutton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Spring Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Dukes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Bear Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
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 Memory Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Memory Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Franklinton
- Louisburg
- Spring Hope
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Memory Gardens:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Memory Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #986773 (Highland Memory Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #986773 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 109 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gold Sand
- Location given for Highland Memory Gardens:
- Lat: 36.1370946 Lon: -78.2224929
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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 North Carolina's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Memory Gardens) 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. |