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A visit to the North 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 North Highland Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North Highland Cemetery:

36.0845, -96.5956

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the North Highland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The North Highland Cemetery is located in Creek County<2>.

The county seat for Creek County is located in Sapulpa. Sapulpa lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the North Highland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the North Highland Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the North Highland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brooks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
  • Underwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Underwood Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Drumright North Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • New Friendship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lawson Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
    • The Lawson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Quay Cemetery
    • Yale Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98799 <5>
  • Jennings Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Jennings Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
  • Euchee Valley Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
  • South Side Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The South Side Cemetery is located in Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Cushing.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99077 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Cushing.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98387 <5>
    • Silver Star Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Silver Star Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Star Cemetery
    • Harrell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Harrell Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
    • St. Leo Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Leo Cemetery is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leo Cemetery
    • Terlton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Terlton Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terlton Cemetery
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • Maramec Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Maramec Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maramec Cemetery
    • Shamrock Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Shamrock Cemetery is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Cemetery
    • Sub Station Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sub Station Cemetery is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sub Station Cemetery
    • Oakhill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Basin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1653931 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the North Highland Cemetery.

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

  • Oilton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Silver City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Silver City is located in Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Drumright
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jennings
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Yale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Yale is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <6>
  • Cartoco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cartoco is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
  • Schlegel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Schlegel is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
  • North Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Village is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
  • Quay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Quay is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
  • Lawrence Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Terlton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hallett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Cushing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shamrock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Maramec
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • South Village is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
    • Mannford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney

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 North Highland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Creek County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cleveland
  • Cushing
  • Drumright
  • Hallett
  • Jennings
  • Mannford
  • Maramec
    • Maramec lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the North Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maramec.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maramec
  • Oilton
  • Quay
    • Quay lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the North Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
  • Ripley
    • Ripley lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the North Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ripley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Shamrock
  • Terlton
  • Yale
    • Yale lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the North Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yale.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 North Highland Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Creek 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 North Highland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1095967  (North Highland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095967 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: Creek
      • Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Oilton
      • Location given for North Highland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.0845117     Lon: -96.5955767
      • 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 Creek, 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- North 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.