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. 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 Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highland Memorial Park
Lat: 43.0140° (43° 0' 50")
Lon: -88.1002° (-88° 6' 0")
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 .
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Apostles Cemetery
- The Holy Apostles Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1339965 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Holy Apostles Cemetery
- From the Highland Memorial Park to the Holy Apostles Cemetery
- School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
- The School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elm Grove.
- The School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery has also been known as:
- Convent Cemetery
- Notre Dame Convent Cemetery
- Notre Dame of Elm Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188833 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
- From the Highland Memorial Park to the School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Mound Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Zion Cemetery
- The Mound Zion Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88515 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Mound Zion Cemetery
- From the Highland Memorial Park to the Mound Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- New Berlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Berlin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Berlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Berlin Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Ever - Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ever - Rest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ever - Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ever - Rest Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Honey Creek Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89035 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the St. Joseph Cemetery
- From the Highland Memorial Park to the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254240 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the St. Marys Cemetery
- From the Highland Memorial Park to the St. Marys Cemetery
- Lavise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lavise Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lavise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lavise Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Anshai Lebowitz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anshai Lebowitz Cemetery
- The Anshai Lebowitz Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Anshai Lebowitz Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Milwaukee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974533 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Anshai Lebowitz Cemetery
- From the Highland Memorial Park to the Anshai Lebowitz Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Milwaukee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1914354 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Spring Hill Cemetery
- From the Highland Memorial Park to the Spring Hill Cemetery
- Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery
- The Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269913 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery
- From the Highland Memorial Park to the Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery
- Fairview Mausoleum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Mausoleum Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Mausoleum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Mausoleum Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Wauwatosa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wauwatosa Cemetery
- The Wauwatosa Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Wauwatosa Cemetery
- From the Highland Memorial Park to the Wauwatosa Cemetery
- Wisconsin Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisconsin Memorial Park
- The Wisconsin Memorial Park is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89545 <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Wisconsin Memorial Park
- From the Highland Memorial Park to the Wisconsin Memorial Park
- St. Marys Cemetery
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]<2> of the Highland Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highland Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- New Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Berlin
- From the Highland Memorial Park to New Berlin
- Elm Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elm Grove
- From the Highland Memorial Park to Elm Grove
- Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- West Allis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Allis
- From the Highland Memorial Park to West Allis
- Wauwatosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prospect. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prospect
- From the Highland Memorial Park to Prospect
- Hales Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hales Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenfield
- From the Highland Memorial Park to Greenfield
- Tess Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tess Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tess Corners
- From the Highland Memorial Park to Tess Corners
- West Milwaukee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milwaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Waukesha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waukesha
- From the Highland Memorial Park to Waukesha
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Muskego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Saint Martins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Martins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saint Martins
- From the Highland Memorial Park to Saint Martins
- Pewaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Lannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Milwaukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Milwaukee
- From the Highland Memorial Park to Milwaukee
- West Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Granville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Granville
- From the Highland Memorial Park to West Granville
- Pewaukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Menomonee Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Big Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Durham
- From the Highland Memorial Park to Durham
- Sussex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sussex
- From the Highland Memorial Park to Sussex
- Greendale
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
- Brookfield lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Highland Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brookfield.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Elm Grove
- Elm Grove lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Highland Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elm Grove.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Greendale
- Greendale lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Highland Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Greendale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Greenfield
- Greenfield lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Highland Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Greenfield.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Highland Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Menomonee Falls.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Milwaukee
- Milwaukee lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the East (E) of the Highland Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milwaukee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- New Berlin
- New Berlin lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the South (S) of the Highland Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for New Berlin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Waukesha
- Waukesha lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the West (W) of the Highland Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waukesha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Wauwatosa
- Wauwatosa lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Highland Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wauwatosa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
- West Allis
- West Allis lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the East (E) of the Highland Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for West Allis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
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 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:
- Dodge County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Kenosha County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Milwaukee County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Ozaukee County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Racine County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Walworth County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waukesha County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Wisconsin
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Wisconsin
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Waukesha
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Highland Memorial Park itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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: GNIS record #1566395 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: Wauwatosa
- County: Waukesha Elev: 258
- Location given for GNIS #1566395 (Highland Memorial Park)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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 '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 Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0140, Longitude: -88.1002 |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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. |