A visit to the Highwood 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 Highwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highwood Cemetery:
40.4731, -80.0218
The Highwood Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<1>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies just to the southeast of the Highwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> of the Highwood Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rosedale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- St. Martins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ridgelawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Alexander Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Alexander Cemetery
- Mt. Assisi Convent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beth Hamedrash Hagodal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zedeck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Zedeck Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zedeck Cemetery
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Christ Our Redeemer Northside Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- United Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Greek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- St. Paul Of The Cross Monastery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Allegheny Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ohave Shalom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Light Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Light Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light Cemetery
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Highwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woods Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
- Pittsburgh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bellevue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McKees Rocks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ingram
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ingram is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,175 people
- Thornburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornburg is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Crafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beltzhoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Allentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Soho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Soho is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soho
- Lawrenceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
- Ben Avon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Avon Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Ben Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Avon is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
- Avalon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moon Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosslyn Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosslyn Farms is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn Farms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Green Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Etna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pennsbury Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsbury Village is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsbury Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Carnegie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dormont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morningside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dixmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixmont is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
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 Highwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Allegheny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allentown
- Carnegie
- Crafton
- Dormont
- McKees Rocks
- Pittsburgh
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 Highwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Allegheny 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 Highwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1177060 (Highwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1177060 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: Allegheny
- Est. Elev: 289 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pittsburgh West
- Location given for Highwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4739579 Lon: -80.0208873
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highwood Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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