A visit to the Highland 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 Highland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Cemetery:
42.8719, -98.4565
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Highland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Highland Cemetery is located in Boyd County<2>.
The county seat for Boyd County is located in Butte. Butte lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the Highland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Holy Fellowship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Fellowship Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Fellowship Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mission Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Cemetery
- Bristow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bristow Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Old Immanuel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
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- Bohemian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Old Ft. Randall Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Randall Valley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Randall Valley Cemetery is located in Gregory County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Valley Cemetery
- Scottville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Scottville Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville Cemetery
- Cedar Presbyterian Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dorsey Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Dorsey Cemetery is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey Cemetery
- Pischelville National Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Pischelville National Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pischelville National Cemetery
- The Pischelville National Cemetery has also been known as:
- National Cemetery
- Pischelville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328751 <5>
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lynch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
- Bristow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Redbird
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Redbird is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Monowi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monowi is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monowi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Gross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gross is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
- Marty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marty is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
- Population from the 2010 Census: 402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marty <6>
- Paddock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paddock is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pickstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Verdel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Verdel is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
- Pishelville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pishelville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pishelville
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- Knoxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Wagner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wagner is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagner <6>
- Dante
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dante is located in Charles Mix County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dante <6>
- Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Star is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Ravinia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lake Andes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Anoka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Anoka is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Butte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dukeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dukeville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukeville
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boyd County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anoka
- Anoka lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Highland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anoka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
- Avon
- Avon lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Highland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Bristow
- Butte
- Fairfax
- Gross
- Lake Andes
- Lynch
- Monowi
- Niobrara
- Ravinia
- Spencer
- Wagner
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 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 Highland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Boyd 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #829971 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #829971 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: Boyd
- Est. Elev: 523 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lynch
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.871942 Lon: -98.4564707
- 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 Nebraska's counties, including Boyd, 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 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. |