A visit to the Highland Union 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 Union Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Highland Union Cemetery (FG ID #2179131).
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 Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Union Cemetery:
40.3517, -99.7183
The Highland Union Cemetery is located in Gosper County<2>.
The county seat for Gosper County is located in Elwood. Elwood lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Highland Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Union Cemetery.
Establishment of the Highland Union Cemetery ...
The Highland Union Cemetery was established in 1880.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Highland Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stump Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Edison Cemetery is located in Furnas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Cemetery
- Kellner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oxford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oxford Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arapahoe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homerville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Garfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Furnas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Muddy Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Loomis Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Furnas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Stamford Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Stamford Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford Cemetery
- Industry Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Highland Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Edison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arapahoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mascot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bertrand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hollinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Loomis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beaver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Smithfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stamford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Flynn Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Holdrege
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westmark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hendley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans
(20 miles [32.2 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 Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gosper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Highland Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Arapahoe
- Atlanta
- Beaver City
- Bertrand
- Cambridge
- Edison
- Elwood
- Elwood lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Highland Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elwood.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Funk
- Funk lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Highland Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Funk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Hendley
- Holbrook
- Holdrege
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Orleans
- Oxford
- Oxford lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Highland Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oxford.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Ragan
- Smithfield
- Stamford
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 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 Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Gosper 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 Union Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2179131
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 Gosper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Highland Union 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. |