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 #2380679).
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:
41.5592, -78.8470
The Highland Cemetery is located in Elk County<2>.
The county seat for Elk County is located in Ridgway. Ridgway lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 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.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- St. Callistus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Brookston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ott Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Cemetery
- Greendale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Greendale Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale Cemetery
- Oakmont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakmont Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont Cemetery
- Wardvale United Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Thayer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Thayer Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Leos Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Leos Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leos Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Moriah Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Moriah Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah Cemetery
- Maxwell Run Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Maxwell Run Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Run Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North Forest Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The North Forest Cemetery is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Forest Cemetery
- Bridge View Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Bridge View Cemetery is located in McKean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge View Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Russell City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Russell City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
- McKinley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McKinley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Windy City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Windy City is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- James City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sheffield Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilcox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whistletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Johnsonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kanesholm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hallton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Streights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hoover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roystone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hutchins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marienville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Instanter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Instanter is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
- Mount Jewett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tallyho
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saybrook
(15 miles [24.1 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 Elk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Johnsonburg
- Kane
- Kane lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Highland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kane.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
- Marienville
- Mount Jewett
- Ridgway
- Sheffield
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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Elk 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: #2380679
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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Elk, 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. |