A visit to the Highland Precinct Pioneer 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 Precinct Pioneer Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery (FG ID #2342169).
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 Precinct Pioneer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery:
40.6249, -96.8765
The Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lincoln. Lincoln lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery.
Establishment of the Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery ...
The Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery was:
Name Variations for Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery.
Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland PCT Cemetery
- Highland Precinct Cemetery
- Highland Pioneer Cemetery
- Ewegen - Gill Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 Precinct Pioneer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hartmann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kramer Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Heart Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- John Sothan Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buhrmann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hallam Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hallam Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Denton Sunnyside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Camden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Gage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Stockfeldt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wesley Chapel 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]<3> of the Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kramer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Berks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crete
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sprague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hallam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Camden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clatonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Roca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hanlon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
- Cortland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dorchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Emerald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- De Witt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Firth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- College View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 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 Precinct Pioneer 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 Precinct Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- College View
- Cortland
- Crete
- Crete lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crete.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- De Witt
- Denton
- Denton lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Denton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Dorchester
- Firth
- Firth lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Firth.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
- Hallam
- Hallam lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hallam.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Hickman
- Lincoln
- Lincoln lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lincoln.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Milford
- Wilber
- Wilber lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Highland Precinct Pioneer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilber.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 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 Precinct Pioneer 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 Precinct Pioneer Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2342169
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Precinct Pioneer 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |