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:
44.9236, -91.9349
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 Dunn County<2>.
The county seat for Dunn County is located in Menomonie. Menomonie lies just to the south 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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Tramway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tramway Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway Cemetery
- Potters Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Falls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Falls Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls Cemetery
- Sherman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- Teegarden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Teegarden Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden Cemetery
- Mamre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mamre Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre Cemetery
- Ridge Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridge Road Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Road Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
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- Peace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Irving Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Froens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Froens Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froens Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Our Saviors Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Little Elk Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norton Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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]<3> of the Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Menomonie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
- Tainter Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Knapp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Wheeler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Boyceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Falls City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Elk Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Downing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Hersey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Elmwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dunnville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dunnville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Meridean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meridean is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridean
- Glenwood City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Eau Galle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eau Galle is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
- Albertville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Olivet
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Rock Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Lufkin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lufkin is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Ridgeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ridgeland is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 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 Highland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dunn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boyceville
- Colfax
- Downing
- Durand
- Elmwood
- Glenwood City
- Knapp
- Knapp lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Highland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Knapp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Menomonie
- Spring Valley
- Wilson
- Woodville
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Dunn 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 #1566391 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1566391 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: Dunn
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Menomonie North
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.9235739 Lon: -91.9348989
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Dunn, 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' (or 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- 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. |