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:
33.3118, -96.5689
The Highland Cemetery is located in Collin County<1>.
The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies just 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Highland Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coffman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Melissa Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lair Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lair Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brinlee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mantua Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mugg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Warden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Culwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Horn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McLarry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altoga Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Westminster Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Cemetery
- Van Alstyne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Simpson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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]<2> of the Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Melissa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Anna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valdasta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Altoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sedalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Van Alstyne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McKinney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Lowry Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rhea Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frognot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pilot Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Celina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Collin 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 first visit 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 Highland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Collin 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 #1359204 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1359204 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: Collin
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Anna
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3120578 Lon: -96.5688778
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Highland 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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