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A visit to the Highland Cemetery ...


The location of the Highland Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Highland Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.8164°   (42° 48' 59")

Lon:   -102.9307°   (-102° 55' 50")

The Highland Cemetery is located in Dawes County<2>.

The county seat for Dawes County is located in Chadron. Chadron lies just to the west of the Highland Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Dawes County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Highland Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.

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

    • Chadron
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chadron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadron
      • Chadron is located in Dawes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadron <4>
    • Bordeaux ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bordeaux have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
      • Bordeaux is located in Dawes County
    • Hay Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Springs
      • Hay Springs is located in Sheridan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hay Springs <4>
    • Whitney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Dawes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney <4>
    • Whiteclay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Rushville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Sheridan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <4>
    • Crawford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Horn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn
      • Horn is located in Dawes County
    • Oglala
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Belmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Dawes County
    • Clinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Sheridan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Oelrichs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oelrichs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oelrichs
      • Oelrichs is located in Fall River County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oelrichs <4>

    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 Dawes County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Calvary Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dawes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Dawes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Shisler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shisler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shisler Cemetery is located in Dawes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shisler Cemetery
    • Beaver Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beaver Valley Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Valley Cemetery
    • Antelope Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antelope Valley Cemetery is located in Dawes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Valley Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dawes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Hay Springs Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hay Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hay Springs Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hay Springs Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Whitney Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitney Cemetery is located in Dawes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitney Cemetery
    • Abold Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Abold Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abold Cemetery
    • Highland Center Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Center Cemetery is located in Dawes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Center Cemetery
    • Movotny Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Movotny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Movotny Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Movotny Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Holy Cross Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Holy Cross Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Shannon County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Crow Butte Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Crow Butte Cemetery is located in Dawes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Butte Cemetery
      • St. Peters Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Amity Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Amity Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
      • Crawford Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • St. John Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Red Cloud Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • The Red Cloud Cemetery is located in Oglala Lakota County (SD)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Cloud Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Pine Ridge (SD).
        • The Red Cloud Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Holy Rosary Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Cloud Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970722 <6>
      • Tashnke-Ko-Ki-Pa-Pi Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tashnke-Ko-Ki-Pa-Pi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tashnke-Ko-Ki-Pa-Pi Cemetery is located in Shannon County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tashnke-Ko-Ki-Pa-Pi Cemetery

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

    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 #835589  (Highland Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #835589 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: Chadron East
      • County: Dawes         Elev: 1074
      • Location given for GNIS #835589 (Highland Cemetery)

    The official website for Dawes County: www.co.dawes.ne.us/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.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 Nebraska's counties, including Dawes, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Highland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8164, Longitude: -102.9307       In this case, the coordinates for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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