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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Highland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Cemetery

Lat:   43.7764°   (43° 46' 35")

Lon:   -96.5253°   (-96° 31' 31")

The Highland Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County<2>.

The county seat for Minnehaha County is located in Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Highland Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sherman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Rosendal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosendal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosendal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rosendal Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Reformed Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformed Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Norway Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norway Lutheran Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Summit Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Summit Hill Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Moody County
  • Bethania Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethania Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethania Lutheran Cemetery is located in Moody County
  • West Palisades Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Palisades Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Palisades Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Palisades Cemetery is located in Rock County (MN)
  • Springwater Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springwater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Springwater Cemetery is located in Rock County (MN)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Jasper Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oslo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oslo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oslo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oslo Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Moody County
    • Stordahl Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stordahl Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stordahl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stordahl Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
    • Palisades Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palisades Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palisades Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palisades Cemetery is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Dell Rapids Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dell Rapids Cemetery
      • The Dell Rapids Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dell Rapids Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Dell Rapids.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180104 <5>
    • St. Olaf Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Olaf Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Olaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
    • Eden Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Church Cemetery
      • The Eden Church Cemetery is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • The Eden Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Eden East Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275118 <5>
    • Eden Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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.

  • Sherman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman is located in Minnehaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Garretson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garretson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretson
    • Garretson is located in Minnehaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garretson <6>
  • Jasper Sunrise Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper Sunrise Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Sunrise Village
    • Jasper Sunrise Village is located in Pipestone County (MN)
  • Jasper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Dell Rapids
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Midway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Minnehaha County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
  • Baltic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
    • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <6>
  • Trent
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
    • Trent is located in Moody County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trent <6>
  • Renner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ihlen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ihlen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ihlen
    • Ihlen is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ihlen <6>
  • Brandon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Brandon is located in Minnehaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <6>
  • Valley Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
    • Valley Springs is located in Minnehaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Springs <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Manley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
      • Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
    • Beaver Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
      • Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Trosky
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosky
      • Trosky is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trosky <6>
    • Crooks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
      • Crooks is located in Minnehaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <6>
    • Egan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
      • Egan is located in Moody County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egan <6>
    • Hardwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lyons
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rowena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
      • Rowena is located in Minnehaha County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowena <6>
    • Luverne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luverne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
      • Luverne is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luverne <6>
    • Airlie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airlie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
      • Airlie is located in Pipestone County (MN)
    • Pipestone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
      • Pipestone is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestone <6>

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 Minnehaha 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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 #1255542  (Highland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1255542 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Dell Rapids SE
    • County: Minnehaha         Elev: 486
    • Location given for GNIS #1255542 (Highland Cemetery)

The official website for Minnehaha County: www.minnehahacounty.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

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 Minnehaha, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Highland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7764, Longitude: -96.5253       In this case, the coordinates for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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