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A visit to the Highland Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Highland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Highland Cemetery (FG ID #4220).

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:

32.9664, -99.7998

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

The county seat for Haskell County is located in Haskell. Haskell lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Highland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Cemetery.

Name Variations for Highland Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Highland Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Highland Memorial Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stamford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stamford Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford Cemetery
  • Capron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Capron Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Howard Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
  • Rockdale Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Rockdale Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Cemetery
  • Willow Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Willow Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Pinkerton Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Pinkerton Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerton Cemetery
  • Rule Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Rule Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Cemetery
  • Old Glory Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Glory Cemetery is located in Stonewall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Glory Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 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:

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 Haskell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Anson
    • Anson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
  • Aspermont
  • Avoca
    • Avoca lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Haskell
  • Hawley
  • Radium
  • Rochester
  • Rule
    • Rule lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Highland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rule.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
  • Stamford

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Haskell 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 Find-A-Grave Entry:  #4220

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1337728  (Highland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1337728 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: Haskell
      • Est. Elev: 475 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stamford
      • Location given for Highland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.9664978     Lon: -99.7992597
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Haskell, 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 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Flat Top and Old Glory. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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