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:
42.5150, -90.0990
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 Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Darlington. Darlington lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north 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 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Highland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kingsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kingsley Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Cemetery
- Monticello Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Monticello Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Cemetery
- Millville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Millville Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Cemetery
- Gratiot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gratiot Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot Cemetery
- St. Annes Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
- The St. Matthew Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Matthews New Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89119 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- White Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Citzens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Citzens Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citzens Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Nora Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Nora Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Cemetery
- West Chelsea Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The West Chelsea Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chelsea Cemetery
- East Chelsea Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- West Wiota Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Apple River
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <6>
- Gratiot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Shullsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
- Former name for Fort Gratiot:
- Gratiot Grove
- Scales Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nora is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <6>
- White Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- South Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Wiota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wiota is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
- Darlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Stockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Etna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- New Diggings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Elizabeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Woodford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Calamine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Lena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
- Cadiz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cadiz is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Browntown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Browntown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Bremen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bremen is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Argyle is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Hazel Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 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 Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apple River
- Argyle
- Benton
- Darlington
- Elizabeth
- Gratiot
- Lena
- Lena lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Highland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Nora
- Nora lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Highland Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Shullsburg
- South Wayne
- Stockton
- Warren
- Winslow
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 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 Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 #1566389 (Highland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1566389 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Apple River
- Location given for Highland Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5150051 Lon: -90.0990139
- 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 Lafayette, 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 obstructions 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |