A visit to the Higley 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 Higley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Higley Cemetery:
39.0295, -82.1340
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Higley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Higley Cemetery is located in Meigs County<2>.
The county seat for Meigs County is located in Pomeroy. Pomeroy lies just to the east of the Higley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Higley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Higley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Higley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Kyger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kyger Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger Cemetery
- Shuler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shuler Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuler Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Van Zant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Van Zant Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Zant Cemetery
- Rife Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rife Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife Cemetery
- Middleport Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Hiland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hiland Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiland Cemetery
- McCaskey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCaskey Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskey Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Goff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- Gomer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gomer Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomer Cemetery
- Coy Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Coy Hill Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy Hill Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Halfhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Halfhill Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfhill Cemetery
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Poplar Ridge Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge Cemetery
- Lemley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lemley Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemley Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gravel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Cheshire.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1000675 <5>
- Roush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Roush Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roush Cemetery
- West Columbia Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Horner Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Horner Hill Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Higley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Higley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rutland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lima
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Langsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Kyger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Thomas Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Carlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- West Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Middleport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pomeroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dexter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Hartford City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Welshtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Sassafras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- New Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Syracuse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Wilkesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
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 Higley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Meigs County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Higley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Middleport
- New Haven
- Point Pleasant
- Pomeroy
- Rutland
- Vinton
- West Columbia
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 Higley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Meigs 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 Higley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1041570 (Higley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1041570 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: Meigs
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rutland
- Location given for Higley Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0295219 Lon: -82.1340339
- 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 Meigs, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Higley 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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