A visit to the High 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 High Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the High Cemetery:
32.5662, -95.9530
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the High Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The High Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County<2>.
The county seat for Van Zandt County is located in Canton. Canton lies just to the east of the High Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the High Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the High Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from High Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Haven of Memories Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Myrtle Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262436 <5>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Traver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Traver Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traver Cemetery
- Cedarvale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cedarvale Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarvale Cemetery
- The Cedarvale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heidle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4152 <5>
- Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Field Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
- Aanonsen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- White Rose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The White Rose Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Rose Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Wills Point.
- The White Rose Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wills Point Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7606 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Kayser Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Kayser Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayser Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Starr Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Starr Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Starr Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276579 <5>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the High Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from High Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Myrtle Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tundra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
- Edgewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Wills Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fruitvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ola is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
- Abner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Becker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Becker is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
- College Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- College Mound is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Mabank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ben Wheeler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Saline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kemp
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eustace
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Van
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <6>
- Oak Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Gun Barrel City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ables Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Flats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- Kaufman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tolosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
- Payne Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
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 High Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Van Zandt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The High Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Elmo
- Grand Saline
- Kaufman
- Kemp
- Kemp lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the High Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kemp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Myrtle Springs
- Van
- Wills Point
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 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 High Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Van Zandt 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 High Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1337701 (High Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1337701 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: Van Zandt
- Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Myrtle Springs
- Location given for High Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5662462 Lon: -95.9530234
- 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 Texas' counties, including Van Zandt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- High 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. |