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 ...
The Highland Memory Gardens is located in Franklin County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Allen C. Perry Family Cemetery
- Boseman Cemetery
- The Boseman Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boseman Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Vance County
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- Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Fair View Cemetery
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Gay Cemetery
- The Gay Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Hedgepeth Cemetery
- The Hedgepeth Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgepeth Cemetery
- Jess Kittrell Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mullen Family Cemetery
- 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<2> to the east of Bunn.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2386846 <3>
- New Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- 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 <3>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oakdale Cemetery
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Nash County
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- Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
- Saunders Cemetery
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Nash County
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- Spring Hope Memorial Cemetery
- Stallings Memorial Park
- Taylor Cemetery
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Nash County
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- Vick Cemetery
- The Vick Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick Cemetery
- White Level Baptist Church Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Nash County
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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]<2> of the Highland Memory Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Afton
- Afton is located in Warren County
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- Alert
- Alert is located in Franklin County
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- Bass Crossroads
- Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
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- Bear Pond
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County
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- Bobbitt
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
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- Bunn
- Castalia
- Castalia is located in Nash County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Centerville
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
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- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Dukes
- Dukes is located in Nash County
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- Edwards Crossroads
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
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- Franklinton
- Gill
- Gill is located in Vance County
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- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gillburg
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
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- Hunts
- Hunts is located in Nash County
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- Ingleside
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
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- Katesville
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
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- Kittrell
- Lake View
- Lake View is located in Franklin County
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- Lancaster Crossroads
- Lickskillet
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
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- Louisburg
- Mapleville
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
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- Matthews Crossroads
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
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- Mays Crossroads
- Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
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- Oakland
- Oakland is located in Nash County
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- Spring Hope
- Sutton
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
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- Taylors Store
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
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- White Level
- White Level is located in Franklin County
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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 like to start 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 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Highland Memory Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |