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:
40.4581, -96.5200
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 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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Granite Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Granite Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hill Cemetery
- The Granite Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100800 <5>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Immanuel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100814 <5>
- Firth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Firth Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100639 <5>
- Pella Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100779 <5>
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Solon Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Panama and Douglas. The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Douglas.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101464 <5>
- Swiggart Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stagecoach Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Rosehill Cemetery
- The Douglas Rosehill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244883 <5>
- St. Martins Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101336 <5>
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 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)
- Firth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Panama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Cortland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Filley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vesta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vesta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- 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)
- Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Rockford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Virginia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lewiston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanlon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
- 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.
- Adams
- Beatrice
- Bennet
- Burr
- Burr lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Highland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burr.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Cortland
- Crab Orchard
- Douglas
- Filley
- Firth
- Hallam
- Hickman
- Panama
- Sterling
- Virginia
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 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #829965 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: Gage
- Est. Elev: 401 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Adams
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4580554 Lon: -96.5200174
- 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 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 'straight-line' 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> | 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |