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A visit to the Highlands Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Highlands Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Highlands Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highlands Cemetery

Lat:   35.0640°   (35° 3' 50")

Lon:   -83.2013°   (-83° 12' 4")

The Highlands Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.

The county seat for Macon County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Highlands Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Highlands Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highlands Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Horse Cove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horse Cove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horse Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Horse Cove Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Goldmine Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • Blue Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Whiteside Cove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiteside Cove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiteside Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whiteside Cove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Evvitt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evvitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evvitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evvitt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Macedonia MB Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Glade Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glade Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glade Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glade Hope Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Norton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Norton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norton Cemetery
    • The Norton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Hedden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hedden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hedden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hedden Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Strain Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Strain Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Watkins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watkins Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Lower Zachary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Zachary Cemetery
      • The Lower Zachary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • The Lower Zachary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cashiers Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47952 <5>
    • Upper Zachary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Zachary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Zachary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Upper Zachary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Hale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hale Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Hale Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hale Church Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Page Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Page Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Burrell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burrell Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Billingsley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billingsley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billingsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Billingsley Cemetery is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Winchester Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Winchester Cemetery is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Erastus Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erastus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erastus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Erastus Cemetery is located in Jackson County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Highlands Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highlands Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Highlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lickskillet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickskillet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
    • Lickskillet is located in Macon County
  • Cashiers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cashiers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashiers
    • Cashiers is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cashiers <6>
  • Scaly Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Glenville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <6>
  • Erastus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erastus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
    • Erastus is located in Jackson County
  • Sky Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
    • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <6>
  • Ellijay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellijay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
    • Ellijay is located in Macon County
  • Riverside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Macon County
  • Otto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sapphire
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapphire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire
    • Sapphire is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapphire <6>
  • Dillard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Antioch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
    • Mountain Rest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Franklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
      • Mountain City is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <6>
    • Tuckasegee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckasegee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckasegee
      • Tuckasegee is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckasegee <6>
    • Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
      • Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
    • Lake Toxaway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tamassee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Argura
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
      • Argura is located in Jackson County
    • East Laport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Laport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
      • East Laport is located in Jackson County
    • Forest Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
      • Forest Hills has also been known as:
      • Forest Hills village
      • Village of Forest Hills
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <6>
    • Clayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Rabun County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
    • Salem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
    • Cullowhee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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 Highlands Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highlands Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Highlands Cemetery:

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 Highlands Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1012062  (Highlands Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1012062 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Highlands
    • County: Macon         Elev: 1196
    • Location given for GNIS #1012062 (Highlands Cemetery)

The official website for Macon County: www.maconnc.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Macon, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Highlands Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0640, Longitude: -83.2013       In this case, the coordinates for the Highlands Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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