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:
43.7764, -96.5253
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 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 .
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 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)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- Rosendal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rosendal Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendal Cemetery
- Reformed Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norway Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Summit Hill Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Bethania Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Palisades Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springwater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Springwater Cemetery is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Jasper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oslo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oslo Cemetery is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Stordahl Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Stordahl Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stordahl Cemetery
- Palisades Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Palisades Cemetery is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades Cemetery
- Dell Rapids Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Dell Rapids Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Rapids Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
- Eden Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Eden Church Cemetery is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Church Cemetery
- 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 25 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)
- Sherman is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Garretson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jasper Sunrise Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper Sunrise Village is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Sunrise Village
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- 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)
- Midway is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Baltic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Renner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ihlen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Valley Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Manley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Manley is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Beaver Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Trosky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crooks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Egan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sioux Falls Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
- Lyons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rowena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Luverne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Airlie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Airlie is located in Pipestone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Bruce
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bruce is located in Rock County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Pipestone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Baltic
- Brandon
- Dell Rapids
- Garretson
- Hardwick
- Jasper
- Luverne
- Pipestone
- Valley Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Minnehaha 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 #1255542 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1255542 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: Minnehaha
- Est. Elev: 486 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dell Rapids SE
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7763612 Lon: -96.5253217
- 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 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 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> | 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. |