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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:   40.4581°   (40° 27' 29")

Lon:   -96.5200°   (-96° 31' 11")

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

The county seat for Gage County is located in Beatrice. Beatrice lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Highland Cemetery .

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 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 Gage 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.

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

    • Adams
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
    • Firth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
      • Firth is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <4>
    • Sterling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Crab Orchard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
      • Crab Orchard is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>
    • Panama
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Holland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Lancaster County
    • Cortland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
      • Cortland is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <4>
    • Filley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Vesta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
      • Vesta is located in Johnson County
    • Douglas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pickrell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Mary
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
      • Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Hickman
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Burr
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
        • Burr is located in Otoe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr <4>
      • Princeton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
        • Princeton is located in Lancaster County
      • Rockford
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
        • Rockford is located in Gage County
      • Virginia
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
        • Virginia is located in Gage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <4>
      • Lewiston
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
        • Lewiston is located in Pawnee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
      • Roca
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
        • Roca is located in Lancaster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <4>
      • Bennet
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hallam
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Sprague
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beatrice
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Martell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Clatonia
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

    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 Gage 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 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Hooker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hooker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hooker Cemetery is located in Gage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hooker Cemetery
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Gage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
    • Granite Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Firth Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Firth Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Firth Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Firth.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Firth Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100639 <6>
    • Pella Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Gage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Panama Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dietz Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sterling Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Gage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Gage County
        • The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Holland Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • The Holland Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Holland.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100779 <6>
      • Crab Orchard Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Solon Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • The Solon Cemetery is located in Otoe County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Solon Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Panama and Douglas.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Douglas.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solon Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101464 <6>
      • Swiggart Family Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Stagecoach Lake Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stagecoach Lake Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
        • The Stagecoach Lake Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stagecoach Lake Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2353397 <6>
      • Vesta Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Douglas Rosehill Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Douglas Rosehill Cemetery is located in Otoe County
        • The Douglas Rosehill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Rose Hill Cemetery
        • Rosehill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Rosehill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244883 <6>
      • St. Martins Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Otoe County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Martins Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Douglas.
        • The St. Martins Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Martins Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martins Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101336 <6>

    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 #829965  (Highland Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #829965 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: Adams
      • County: Gage         Elev: 401
      • Location given for GNIS #829965 (Highland Cemetery)

    The official website for Gage County: www.co.gage.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 Gage, 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 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: 40.4581, Longitude: -96.5200       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.
    <7>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Panama and Douglas. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <8>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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