RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Nebraska >> Hayes County >> Highland CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Nebraska

The Commemorative Quarter for Nebraska





A visit to the Highland Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Highland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Highland Cemetery (FG ID #100764)

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 ...

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

Lat:   40.3852°   (40° 23' 6")

Lon:   -100.8722°   (-100° 52' 19")

The cemetery is located in Hayes County<3>.

As an estimate, the Highland Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south of Culbertson.

The county seat for Hayes County is located in Hayes Center. Hayes Center lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest of the Highland Cemetery .

Establishment of the Highland Cemetery ...

The Highland Cemetery was established in 1899.

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 Highland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Hayes 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 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Highland Cemetery.

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

    • Beverly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Beverly is located in Hitchcock County
    • Culbertson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hayes Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Center
      • Hayes Center is located in Hayes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayes Center <5>
    • Palisade
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Trenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Hitchcock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
    • McCook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
      • McCook is located in Red Willow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,499 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <5>
    • Hamlet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Red Willow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Willow
      • Red Willow is located in Red Willow County
    • Maywood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Stratton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Curtis
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Indianola
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Wellfleet
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Wauneta
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Stockville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

    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 Hayes 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 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Hayes County
      • The Blackwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • German Evangelical Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2490215 <1>
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Frontier County
      • The St. Anns Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Ann Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101262 <1>
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Culbertson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Culbertson Cemetery is located in Hitchcock County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Culbertson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Culbertson.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Culbertson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2134238 <1>
    • Palisade Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hayes Center Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Palisade Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Garden Prairie Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Union Mission Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rising Sun Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Trenton Cemetery is located in Hitchcock County
      • The Trenton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. James Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trenton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101544 <1>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Boxelder Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • The Boxelder Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
        • The Boxelder Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Box Elder Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boxelder Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100425 <1>
      • Center Point Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Memorial Park Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Red Willow County
        • The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Longview Cemetery
        • Memorial Park
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100966 <1>
      • Lone Tree Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Grove Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Zion Hill Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Frontier County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Hill Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast of Stockville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156845 <1>
      • Meadow Lawn Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

    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 #829963  (Highland Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #829963 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: Burger Canyon East
      • County: Hayes         Elev: 885
      • Location given for GNIS #829963 (Highland Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #100764

    The official website for Hayes County: www.geocities.com/hayes_county/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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: 40.3852, Longitude: -100.8722    
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Hayes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024