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:
39.8812, -82.3229
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 Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in New Lexington. New Lexington lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 27 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.
- Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
- Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery
- The Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shelleys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2301555 <5>
- Kemper Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zion Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Linnville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Linnville Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville Cemetery
- Methodist Churchyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lutheran Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crists Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crists Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crists Cemetery
- New Reading Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Reading Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Reading Cemetery
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- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Hopewell Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Perry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Perry Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Perry Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Fairmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- Regular Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Custard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Custard Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custard Cemetery
- Drumm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Drumm Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumm Cemetery
- Binckley Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Binckley Ridge Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binckley Ridge Cemetery
- The Binckley Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridge Cemetery
- Ream Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ream Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ream Cemetery
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Presbyterian Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Mount Perry.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258756 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glenford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chalfants
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Thornville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Perry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Harbor Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Gratiot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Fairfield Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rushville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carthon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Fultonham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Buckeye Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Avalon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Redfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Pleasantville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Clover Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Heath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millersport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Heath
- Heath lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Highland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Heath.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Hebron
- Pleasantville
- Somerset
- Thornville
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 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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 #1041553 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1041553 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 285 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glenford
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8811778 Lon: -82.3229277
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Perry, 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' 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. |
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