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:
34.6318, -96.5289
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 Pontotoc County<2>.
The county seat for Pontotoc County is located in Ada. Ada lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest 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 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Frisco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Frisco Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco Cemetery
- Cockran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cockran Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockran Cemetery
- Jesse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jesse Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Malville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Malville Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malville Cemetery
- Melville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lonegrove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lonegrove Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonegrove Cemetery
- Fittstown Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Franks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Franks Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Byrds Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lula Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lula Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula Cemetery
- High Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The High Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Coal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Puller Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Puller Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puller Cemetery
- Colley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Colley Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley Cemetery
- Fivemile Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Fivemile Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Stonewall
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jesse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jesse is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Harden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harden City is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
- Fittstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Franks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Franks is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Tupelo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lula is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Ahloso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahloso
- Centrahoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clarita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Ada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <6>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fitzhugh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Connerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bromide
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Citra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Citra is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra
- Francis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Byng
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Roff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wapanucka
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coalgate
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Allen
(18 miles [29 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 Pontotoc County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Highland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Centrahoma
- Clarita
- Coalgate
- Fitzhugh
- Francis
- Roff
- Stonewall
- Wapanucka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Pontotoc 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 #1093749 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1093749 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: Pontotoc
- Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stonewall
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6317571 Lon: -96.5288936
- 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Pontotoc, 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 things 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. |