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A visit to the Highland Burial Park ...

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 Burial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Highland Burial Park (FG ID #50621)

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 Burial Park ...

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

Lat:   36.6326°   (36° 37' 57")

Lon:   -79.3888°   (-79° 23' 19")

As an estimate, the Highland Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Danville.

Establishment of the Highland Burial Park ...

The Highland Burial Park was established in 1924.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> of the Highland Burial Park.<3>

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

  • Cunningham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Danville City
  • Leemont Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leemont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leemont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leemont Cemetery is located in Danville City
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Danville City
  • Grove Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grove Street Cemetery is located in Danville City
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Danville City
  • Danville National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danville National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danville National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Danville National Cemetery is located in Danville City
  • Freedmens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedmens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedmens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freedmens Cemetery is located in Danville City
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Danville City
  • Floral Hill Memorial Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floral Hill Memorial Garden
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floral Hill Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Floral Hill Memorial Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Danville Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danville Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danville Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Danville Memorial Gardens is located in Danville City
  • Schoolfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schoolfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schoolfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Schoolfield Cemetery is located in Danville City
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Scearce Gammon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scearce Gammon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scearce Gammon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scearce Gammon Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Stokesland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stokesland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stokesland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stokesland Cemetery is located in Danville City
    • Moss Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moss Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Chestnut Level Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Soyar Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soyar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soyar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Soyar Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
    • William H. Shelton Graveyard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William H. Shelton Graveyard
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the William H. Shelton Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The William H. Shelton Graveyard is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Harris Homestead Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Grove UMC Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cedars Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Cedars Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Cedars Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedars Cemetery is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Jones Family Farm Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Highland Burial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Burial Park, 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 Burial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

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

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 Burial Park:

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 Burial Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1478753  (Highland Burial Park)
    • Note: GNIS record #1478753 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: Mount Hermon
    • County: Danville (city)         Elev: 199
    • Location given for GNIS #1478753 (Highland Burial Park)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #50621

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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 Burial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6326, Longitude: -79.3888    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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