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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 #98644).

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:

36.5344, -99.1026

The Highland Cemetery is located in Woodward County<2>.

The county seat for Woodward County is located in Woodward. Woodward lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west 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 22 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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:

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 Woodward County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Avard
    • Avard lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
  • Charleston - Historic
  • Curtis
    • Curtis lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Curtis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Freedom
  • Haskew - Historic
    • Haskew lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haskew.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
  • Mooreland
  • Mutual
  • Quinlan
  • Richmond
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
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    • Selman
    • Sharon
    • Vici
      • Vici lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Highland Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vici.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vici
    • Waynoka
    • Woodward

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Woodward 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:  #98644

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1093755  (Highland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1093755 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: Woodward
      • Est. Elev: 565 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fairvalley SE
      • Location given for Highland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.5342013     Lon: -99.1020441
      • 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 Woodward, 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 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.