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A visit to the Highland Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Highland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Highland Cemetery (FG ID #98641).

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:

35.4440, -96.2985

The Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Okemah.

The cemetery is located in Okfuskee County<2>.

The county seat for Okfuskee County is located in Okemah. Okemah lies just to the south southwest 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 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Harjo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Harjo Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
  • Buckeye Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
  • Morse Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Morse Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
  • Prairie Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Holahta Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Holahta Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holahta Cemetery
  • High Spring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wind Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Wind Family Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Family Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Castle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Castle Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Douglas Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Clearview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Clearview Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Cemetery
    • French Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The French Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
    • East St. Emmanuel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bearden Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bearden Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden Cemetery
    • North Fork Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The North Fork Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Cemetery
    • Valley Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
    • West Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The West Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
    • Sand Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
    • Thlopthlocco Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Thlopthlocco Cemetery is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thlopthlocco Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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:

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 Okfuskee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Boley
    • Boley lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
  • Castle
  • Clearview
  • Coalton
  • Dewar
  • Dustin
  • Henryetta
  • Okemah
    • Okemah lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Okemah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okemah
  • Okmulgee
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
      • Paden lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Highland Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paden.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
    • Prague
    • Slick
    • Weleetka
    • Wetumka
    • Wewoka
      • Wewoka lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Highland Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wewoka.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewoka

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 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 Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Okfuskee 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 Find-A-Grave Entry:  #98641

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1093752  (Highland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1093752 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: Okfuskee
      • Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Okemah
      • Location given for Highland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.4442524     Lon: -96.2988951
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Okfuskee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Okemah and Wetumka. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.