A visit to the Highland Center 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 Center Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Highland Center Cemetery (FG ID #100767).
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 Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Center Cemetery:
40.4661, -96.7614
The Highland Center Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Cortland.
The cemetery is located in Gage County<3>.
The county seat for Gage County is located in Beatrice. Beatrice lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the south of the Highland Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Highland Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Immanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hallam Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hallam Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Princeton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- John Sothan Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Elysian View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Firth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dietz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buhrmann Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kramer Community Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockfeldt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Highland Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cortland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clatonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hallam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pickrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- De Witt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Firth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kramer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sprague
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Martell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beatrice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hanlon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
- Crete
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Panama
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Filley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Center 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 Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Beatrice
- Cortland
- Crete
- Crete lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Highland Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crete.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- De Witt
- Filley
- Firth
- Firth lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Highland Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Firth.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
- Hallam
- Hickman
- Panama
- Plymouth
- Swanton
- Wilber
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 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 Center 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 Center Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100767
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #829972 (Highland Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #829972 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: 445 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clatonia
- Location given for Highland Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.466113 Lon: -96.7614133
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highland Center 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 Gage, 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. |