About Highland Cemetery
Highland Cemetery is a cemetery near Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The grounds sit at about 6,339 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Buddy Roosevelt. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 173406. The nearest other listed cemetery is Strawberry Creek Cemetery, about 6.4 mi to the northwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Grant Mortuary & Crematory - Meeker in Meeker, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 4 cemeteries we list in Rio Blanco County, and 1 other listed cemetery lies within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Meeker. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Highland Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor, 1 World War I veteran.
- Buddy Roosevelt1898-1973Actor and stunt man
People whose Wikidata entry gives Highland Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
40.03134, -107.91177
What Highland Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
Funeral homes near Highland Cemetery
- Grant Mortuary & Crematory - Meeker0.5 miCremation provider · Meeker · (970) 878-9977
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