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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:

45.1593, -123.4571

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 Yamhill County<2>.

The county seat for Yamhill County is located in McMinnville. McMinnville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east 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 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Buck Hollow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Buck Hollow Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Hollow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Buck Hollow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Willamina.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38615 <5>
  • Hussey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Hussey Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussey Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Greencrest Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Willamina Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Willamina Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamina Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willamina Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Willamina.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39563 <5>
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
    • The Harmony Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Union Baptist Cemetery
    • Union Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135225 <5>
  • United Brethren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
    • The Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sheridan Mennonite Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39128 <5>
  • Blair Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
  • Hussey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39294 <5>
    • Ball Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • South Yamhill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The South Yamhill Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yamhill Cemetery
    • Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Grand Ronde.
      • The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grand Ronde Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981656 <5>
    • Happy Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Happy Valley Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley Cemetery
    • Brigittine Monastery Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • Amity Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Amity Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • Willamina
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sheridan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellevue
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Buell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Buell is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
  • Grand Ronde
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Amity
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Amity is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <6>
  • Whiteson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
  • McMinnville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Eola Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
  • Blaine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Blaine is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Dolph Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
  • Smithfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithfield is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dolph ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Dolph is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
    • Ellendale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ellendale is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Saint Joseph
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Carlton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dallas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crowley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Lafayette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Bellwood ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bellwood is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Hopewell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Dayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Yamhill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rickreall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Zena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Zena is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Beaver
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Yamhill 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 first visit 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 Yamhill 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 #1121819  (Highland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1121819 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: Yamhill
      • Est. Elev: 322 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stony Mountain
      • Location given for Highland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.1592796     Lon: -123.4570529
      • 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 Yamhill, 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.