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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:   42.3578°   (42° 21' 28")

Lon:   -76.2033°   (-76° 12' 11")

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

The county seat for Tioga County is located in Owego. Owego lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south of the Highland Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Tioga County
  • Holcombville Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holcombville Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holcombville Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holcombville Church Cemetery is located in Tioga County
  • Harford Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harford Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harford Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harford Mills Cemetery is located in Cortland County
  • Goodrich Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodrich Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodrich Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodrich Hill Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
  • Railroad Ave. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Railroad Ave. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Railroad Ave. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Railroad Ave. Cemetery is located in Tioga County
  • Harford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harford Cemetery is located in Cortland County
  • Blair Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blair Family Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
  • Speedsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speedsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speedsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Speedsville Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
  • East Berkshire Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Berkshire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Berkshire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Berkshire Cemetery is located in Tioga County
  • Caroline Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caroline Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caroline Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caroline Grove Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
  • Caroline Centre Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caroline Centre Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caroline Centre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caroline Centre Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
  • Glen Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glen Hope Cemetery is located in Tioga County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Howland Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howland Hill Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Howland Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Howland Hill Cemetery is located in Broome County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400319 <6>
    • Ortonville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ortonville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ortonville Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
      • The Ortonville Cemetery is located in Broome County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400309 <6>
    • Carpenter Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carpenter Farm Cemetery is located in Cortland County
    • Cornell Lane Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornell Lane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornell Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cornell Lane Cemetery is located in Cortland County
    • Bushnell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bushnell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bushnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bushnell Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Underwood Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Underwood Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Underwood Family Cemetery is located in Broome County
    • Hunts Corners Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunts Corners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunts Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hunts Corners Cemetery is located in Cortland County

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.

  • Harford Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harford Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
    • Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
  • Harford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Manningville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
    • Manningville is located in Broome County
  • Lapeer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
    • Lapeer is located in Cortland County
  • Slaterville Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • West Newark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
    • West Newark is located in Tioga County
  • Ketchumville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ketchumville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
    • Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
  • Newark Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Killawog
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • White Church
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Church. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
    • White Church is located in Tompkins County
  • Lisle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dryden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <8>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Marathon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
      • Marathon is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <8>
    • Besemer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
      • Besemer is located in Tompkins County
    • Candor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Weltonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
      • Weltonville is located in Tioga County
    • Messengerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Messengerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
      • Messengerville is located in Cortland County
    • Hamar Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
      • Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
    • Glen Aubrey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitney Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Upper Lisle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upper Lisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
      • Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
    • Freeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
      • Freeville is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <8>
    • Maine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
      • Maine is located in Broome County
    • Varna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
      • Varna is located in Tompkins County
    • West Candor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
      • West Candor is located in Tioga County
    • Hullsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullsville
      • Hullsville is located in Tioga County
    • McLean
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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 Tioga 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 first visit 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:

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 #2507621  (Highland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2507621 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: Richford
    • County: Tioga         Elev: 373
    • Location given for GNIS #2507621 (Highland Cemetery)

The official website for Tioga County: www.tiogacountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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 York's counties, including Tioga, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 42.3578, Longitude: -76.2033       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>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.
<6>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.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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