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 #100762).
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:
40.6685, -96.8190
The Highland Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Crete.
The cemetery is located in Lancaster County<3>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lincoln. Lincoln lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northeast of the Highland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Cemetery.
Establishment of the Highland Cemetery ...
The Highland Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hartmann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Denton Sunnyside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buhrmann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kramer Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- John Sothan Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hallam Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stockfeldt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hallam Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roca Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saltillo - Simmons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nebraska State Penitentiary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Martell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Denton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kramer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crete
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hallam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Camden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hickman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pleasant Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- College View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cortland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cheney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gaslight Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Clatonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- College View
- Cortland
- Crete
- Crete lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Highland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crete.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Denton
- Hallam
- Hickman
- Lincoln
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 websites either 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 Lancaster 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #100762
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #829968 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #829968 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 427 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Denton
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6683362 Lon: -96.8191896
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 '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'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |