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:
45.1625, -97.5751
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 Day County<2>.
The county seat for Day County is located in Webster. Webster lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north 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 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hosanger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hosanger Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosanger Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauli Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Our Saviors Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Wheatland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wheatland Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Cemetery
- West Saviors Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The West Saviors Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Saviors Cemetery
- Soren Hjermstad Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Goodhue Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Goodhue Cemetery is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhue Cemetery
- Prairie Mound Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Prairie Mound Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mound Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Mound Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97418 <5>
- St. Ansgaar Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Ansgaar Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ansgaar Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Otto's Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Otto's Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Otto's Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Phipps Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Phipps Cemetery is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps Cemetery
- Egeland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Egeland Cemetery is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeland Cemetery
- Old St. Otto's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Lake Nicholson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Helgen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New Helgen Cemetery is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Helgen Cemetery
- Dexter Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Dexter Cemetery is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Bradley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lily
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lily is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
- Wallace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butler is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Crocker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holmquist
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holmquist is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmquist
- Estimated population in 2014: 154 people
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waubay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crandall is located in Day County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Henry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ortley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roslyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Andover
(23 miles [37 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 Day County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andover
- Bradley
- Bristol
- Clark
- Clark lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Highland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clark.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Conde
- Florence
- Garden City
- Henry
- Henry lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Highland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Lily
- Lily lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Highland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lily.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Pierpont
- Summit
- Turton
- Waubay
- Webster
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Highland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to Day 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 #1255544 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1255544 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: Day
- Est. Elev: 544 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swan Lake
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.1624593 Lon: -97.5750863
- 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 South Dakota's counties, including Day, 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 obstructions 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. |