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A visit to the Highwood Cemetery ...

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 Highwood Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Highwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Highwood Cemetery

Lat:   38.7651°   (38° 45' 54")

Lon:   -80.5625°   (-80° 33' 45")

The Highwood Cemetery is located in Braxton County<2>.

The county seat for Braxton County is located in Sutton. Sutton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Highwood Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Highwood Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Highwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Big Run Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Big Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Hamner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamner Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Hamner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamner Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Gregory Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregory Cemetery
    • The Gregory Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gregory Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Flatwoods.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188675 <5>
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Stone Run Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stone Run Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Fleming Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleming Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fleming Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Ratcliff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ratcliff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ratcliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ratcliff Cemetery is located in Braxton County
  • Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens
    • The Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens is located in Braxton County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Kanawha Memorial Gardens is located between<6> the communities of Heaters and Rollyson.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Rollyson.
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ware Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ware Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ware Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Kniceley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kniceley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kniceley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kniceley Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Kraft Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kraft Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kraft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kraft Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Green Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Riffle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riffle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riffle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riffle Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Flatwoods Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flatwoods Cemetery
      • The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Morrison UMC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison UMC Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morrison UMC Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Newville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newville Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Knawl Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knawl Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knawl Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knawl Creek Cemetery is located in Braxton County
    • Chop Fork Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chop Fork Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chop Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chop Fork Cemetery is located in Braxton County

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 Highwood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Highwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bulltown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bulltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
    • Bulltown is located in Braxton County
  • Falls Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
    • Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
  • Corley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
    • Corley is located in Braxton County
  • Napier
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
    • Napier is located in Braxton County
  • Milroy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
    • Milroy is located in Braxton County
  • Knawl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knawl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
    • Knawl is located in Braxton County
  • Rollyson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rollyson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
    • Rollyson is located in Braxton County
  • Heaters
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Flatwoods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
    • Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <8>
  • Replete
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Replete. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
    • Replete is located in Webster County
  • Duffy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duffy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
    • Duffy is located in Lewis County
  • Lloydsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lloydsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
    • Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • McNutt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNutt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
      • McNutt is located in Braxton County
    • Orlando
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
      • Orlando is located in Braxton County
    • Palmer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Braxton County
    • Burnsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cleveland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Arnett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
      • Arnett is located in Braxton County
    • Exchange
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sutton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
      • Sutton is located in Braxton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <8>
    • Crawford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Lewis County
    • Kanawha Head
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanawha Head. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
      • Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
    • Big Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
      • Big Run is located in Webster County
    • Hacker Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilsontown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
      • Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
    • Rock Cave
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
      • Rock Cave is located in Upshur County

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 Highwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Braxton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Highwood Cemetery.

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 Highwood Cemetery:

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 Highwood Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2574003  (Highwood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2574003 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: Orlando
    • County: Braxton         Elev: 341
    • Location given for GNIS #2574003 (Highwood Cemetery)

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

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 West Virginia's counties, including Braxton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Highwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7651, Longitude: -80.5625       In this case, the coordinates for the Highwood Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Heaters and Rollyson. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<7>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.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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