A visit to the Highland Memorial Park ...
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 Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Memorial Park:
43.0140, -88.1002
The Highland Memorial Park is located in Waukesha County<1>.
The county seat for Waukesha County is located in Waukesha. Waukesha lies just to the west of the Highland Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Highland Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Highland Memorial Park.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highland Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Holy Apostles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mound Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New Berlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Berlin Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin Cemetery
- Ever - Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ever - Rest Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ever - Rest Cemetery
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Honey Creek Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lavise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lavise Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavise Cemetery
- Anshai Lebowitz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Mausoleum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wauwatosa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wisconsin Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Highland Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Calhoun
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- New Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elm Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- West Allis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wauwatosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tess Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Milwaukee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waukesha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
- Muskego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
- Saint Martins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pewaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
- Lannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lannon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Milwaukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fussville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Pewaukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
- Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Big Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sussex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Waukesha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highland Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookfield
- Elm Grove
- Greendale
- Greenfield
- Milwaukee
- New Berlin
- Waukesha
- Wauwatosa
- West Allis
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 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 Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Waukesha 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 Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1566395 (Highland Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1566395 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: Waukesha
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wauwatosa
- Location given for Highland Memorial Park:
- Lat: 43.0136241 Lon: -88.0998115
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waukesha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 Memorial Park) 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. |