A visit to the Highland Ridge 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 Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Ridge Cemetery:
40.4582, -95.8097
The Highland Ridge Cemetery is located in Nemaha County<1>.
The county seat for Nemaha County is located in Auburn. Auburn lies just to the south southwest of the Highland Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> of the Highland Ridge Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Glenrock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- London Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Linden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan West Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Clifton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sonora Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sonora Cemetery is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bedford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nemaha Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Highland Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Peru
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Julian
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rohrs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brownville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Howe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Watson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Johnson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nemaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phelps City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
- Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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- Talmage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Payne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lorton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graf ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Port
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nebraska City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shubert
(16 miles [25.7 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 Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nemaha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Brock
- Brownville
- Cook
- Cook lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Highland Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cook.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Dunbar
- Elk Creek
- Graf - Historic
- Graf lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Highland Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Graf.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
- Hamburg
- Howe
- Howe lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the South (S) of the Highland Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Howe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Johnson
- Julian
- Nebraska City
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Continue List (8 more)
- Peru
- Peru lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Highland Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Riverton
- Rock Port
- Shubert
- Stella
- Talmage
- Wyoming
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Nemaha 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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #829979 (Highland Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #829979 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: Nemaha
- Est. Elev: 353 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Auburn
- Location given for Highland Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4583349 Lon: -95.8091637
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Nemaha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Highland Ridge Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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