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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. 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 Cemetery ...

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

42.2950, -79.1050

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

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

The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Mayville. Mayville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west of the Highland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Valley View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
  • West Amish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Leon Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Leon Hollow Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Hollow Cemetery
    • The Leon Hollow Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Franklin Cemetery
    • Riga Road Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2287777 <5>
  • Treat Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Treat Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treat Cemetery
    • The Treat Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Leon Center Cemetery
    • Leon Union Cemetery
    • Treat Memorial Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66536 <5>
  • Hamlet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Hamlet Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Little Clear Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutledge Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rutledge Rural Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Rural Cemetery
    • The Rutledge Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Conewango Cemetery
    • Rutledge Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2133485 <5>
  • Villenova Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Charlotte Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Charlotte Center Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Center Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Charlotte Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Sinclairville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973075 <5>
  • Gerry Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gerry Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry Hill Cemetery
  • Burnham Hollow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Burnham Hollow Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham Hollow Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Luce Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Luce Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce Hill Cemetery
    • Kendell Flats Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Kendell Flats Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendell Flats Cemetery
    • Ball Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Ball Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Hill Cemetery
    • Arkwright Summit Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Axeville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Axeville Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville Cemetery
    • Pope Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Pope Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Hill Cemetery
    • Pickett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Pickett Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Tucker Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • South Amish Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lower New Albion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Park Lawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Park Lawn Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lawn Cemetery
    • Markham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Markham Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham Cemetery
    • Cottage Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Cottage Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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:

  • Cherry Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Leon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Conewango
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
  • South Dayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sinclairville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Axeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
  • Wango
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wango is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
  • Kennedy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cottage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
  • Moons
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Moons is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
  • Gerry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Persia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cassadaga
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • South Stockton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
    • Ross Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
    • Poland Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
    • Randolph
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Randolph
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
    • Parcells Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
    • Forestville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Napoli
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
    • Cattaraugus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Perrysburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Falconer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sheridan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Otto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gowanda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <6>

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 Chautauqua 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 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Chautauqua 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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2554265  (Highland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2554265 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: Chautauqua
      • Est. Elev: 415 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cherry Creek
      • Location given for Highland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.295     Lon: -79.105
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 York's counties, including Chautauqua, 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- Highland 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>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.