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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:

45.5963, -117.8383

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 Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in La Grande. La Grande lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> 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 20 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Galloway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Galloway Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
  • Elgin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Elgin Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
  • Summerville - Imbler Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Summerville - Imbler Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville - Imbler Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Summerville - Imbler Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Imbler and Summerville.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Summerville.
  • Lower Cove Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Lower Cove Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cove Cemetery
    • The Lower Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wright Cemetery
  • Bramlet Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Wallowa Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Wallowa Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa Cemetery
  • Ackles Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ackles Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackles Cemetery
  • Island City Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Island City Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City Cemetery
  • Lostine Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • The Lostine Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostine Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cove Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Cove Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Grande.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Masonic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38904 <6>
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Hillcrest East Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rugg Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rugg Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugg Cemetery
    • Eden Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eden Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
    • Hilgard Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hilgard Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard 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:

  • Elgin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elgin is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
    • Former names for Elgin:
    • Fish Trap
    • Indian Valley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <7>
  • Summerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Imbler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wallowa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Conley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Conley is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
  • Maxville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Maxville is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Tollgate
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tollgate is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
  • Island City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Island City is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Cove
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Orodell ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Orodell is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orodell
  • Lostine
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Evans
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Evans is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Bingham Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bingham Springs is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Springs
    • La Grande
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Promise ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Promise is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
    • Hot Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Hot Lake is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Lake
    • Hilgard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hilgard is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard
    • Union
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Gibbon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Gibbon is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon

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 Union County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Union 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 #1121820  (Highland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1121820 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: Union
      • Est. Elev: 975 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cricket Flat
      • Location given for Highland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.5962528     Lon: -117.8382628
      • 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 Oregon's counties, including Union, 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Imbler and Summerville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.