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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. 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:

36.5642, -98.7295

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 Woods County<2>.

The county seat for Woods County is located in Alva. Alva lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
  • Galena Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Galena Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Cemetery
  • Waynoka Municipal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Waynoka Municipal Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynoka Municipal Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Waynoka Municipal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Waynoka.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99762 <5>
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
  • Memorial Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
  • Avard Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Avard Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard Cemetery
  • West Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The West Creek Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Manila Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Manila Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila Cemetery
  • Connor Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Connor Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
    • Eagle Chief Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Garrison Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Center Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Center Cemetery is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center Cemetery
    • Cheyenne Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Carmen Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Carmen Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carmen Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Carmen.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98104 <5>
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
      • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Carmen IOOF Cemetery
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215674 <5>
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.

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

  • Waynoka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Avard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Avard is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
  • Hopeton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dacoma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Heman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Heman is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
  • Carmen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Aline
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Alva
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Alva is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <6>
  • Lambert
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lambert is located in Alfalfa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Quinlan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Quinlan is located in Woodward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
  • Orienta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cleo Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Yewed
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Yewed is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yewed
    • Phroso ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Phroso is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phroso
    • Curtis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Curtis is located in Woodward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Fairview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ingersoll
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ingersoll is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
    • Capron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Capron is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 23 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 Highland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woods County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aline
    • Aline lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aline.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
  • Alva
    • Alva lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alva.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
  • Avard
    • Avard lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
  • Capron
    • Capron lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Capron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
  • Carmen
  • Cherokee
  • Cleo Springs
  • Curtis
    • Curtis lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Curtis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Dacoma
  • Fairview
  • Freedom
  • Haskew - Historic
    • Haskew lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haskew.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...

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 websites either 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 Woods 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 #1093756  (Highland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1093756 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: Woods
      • Est. Elev: 509 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dacoma SW
      • Location given for Highland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.5642001     Lon: -98.7295315
      • 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 Woods, 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- 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.