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A visit to the Highland Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Highland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Cemetery

Lat:   42.8737°   (42° 52' 25")

Lon:   -71.0434°   (-71° 2' 36")

The Highland Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<2>.

The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Exeter. Exeter lies just to the north northeast of the Highland Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mill Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mill Hill Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
  • Willow Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Kingston.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • West Kingston Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1081274 <5>
  • Happy Hollow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Hollow Cemetery
    • The Happy Hollow Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
  • Soldiers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soldiers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Soldiers Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
  • Town Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Town Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Church Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Church Street Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Lower Corner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lower Corner Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plains Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plains Cemetery
    • The Plains Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • The Plains Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kingston Plains Cemetery
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Pine Knoll Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Knoll Cemetery
      • The Pine Knoll Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Hadley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hadley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hadley Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Holy Angels Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Angels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Angels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Angels Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Children of Israel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Children of Israel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Children of Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Children of Israel Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
    • East Kingston Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Kingston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Kingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Kingston Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Olde Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olde Cemetery
      • The Olde Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Olde Cemetery is located outside and to the east of East Kingston.
      • The Olde Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Cemetery
    • Danville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Danville Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Old Meeting House Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Meeting House Cemetery
      • The Old Meeting House Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Meeting House Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Danville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138913 <5>
    • Ye Old Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ye Old Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ye Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ye Old Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • New Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
    • Walnut Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walnut Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Merrimack Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrimack Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrimack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Merrimack Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Bridge Street Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Street Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridge Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bridge Street Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Essex County (MA)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Plaistow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Merrimac
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrimac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
    • Merrimac is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,972 people
  • East Kingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rocks Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
    • Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
  • South Hampton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Monahan Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahan Corners
    • Monahan Corners is located in Rockingham County
  • Danville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Atkinson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Newbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
    • West Newbury is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
  • Amesbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
    • Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
  • Haverhill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
    • Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Kensington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kensington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
      • Kensington is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kensington <6>
    • Hampstead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bradford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Groveland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
      • Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
    • Nason Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Corners
      • Nason Corners is located in Rockingham County
    • Ayers Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Village
      • Ayers Village is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Ward Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ward Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Hill
      • Ward Hill is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Seabrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
      • Seabrook is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <6>
    • Fogg Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
      • Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County
    • Sanborn Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Corners
      • Sanborn Corners is located in Rockingham County
    • Exeter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <6>
    • North Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
    • Wilson Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corners
      • Wilson Corners is located in Rockingham County
    • Byfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byfield
      • Byfield is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Newburyport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
      • Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
    • Salisbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Essex County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
    • Hampton Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fremont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brentwood Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Corners
      • Brentwood Corners is located in Rockingham County

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 Rockingham County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Cemetery:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #867484  (Highland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #867484 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Haverhill
    • County: Rockingham         Elev: 73
    • Location given for GNIS #867484 (Highland Cemetery)

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nh.us/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Rockingham, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Highland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8737, Longitude: -71.0434       In this case, the coordinates for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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