About Highland Cemetery
Highland Cemetery is a cemetery near Junction City, Geary County, Kansas. It lies about 1.2 mi northeast of Junction City. The grounds sit at about 1,250 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including James M. Harvey, John Alexander Anderson and John William Wofford. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 476551. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Mary's Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Mass-Hinitt Cremations, Funerals & Receptions in Junction City, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 23 cemeteries we list in Geary County, and 15 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Junction City. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Highland Cemetery
Among them: 1 Civil War veteran, 1 governor, 1 US representative, 1 US senator.
- James M. Harvey1833-1894Union Army officer and American politician, Kansas
- John Alexander Anderson1834-1892American politician
- John William Wofford1898-1955American military officer and equestrian
- William Caldwell Anderson1804-1870American Presbyterian minister (1804-1870); 4th president of Miami University
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
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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
- Saint Mary's CemeteryJunction City, KSCemetery0.7 mi
- Fort Riley Post CemeteryGrandview Plaza, KSMilitary cemetery4.3 mi
- Fairview CemeteryGrandview Plaza, KSCemetery6.1 mi
- Wetzel CemeteryJunction City, KSCemetery6.3 mi
- Davis Creek CemeteryGrandview Plaza, KSCemetery6.5 mi
- Salchow CemeteryJunction City, KSCemetery6.6 mi
- Saint Johns CemeteryJunction City, KSCemetery7.7 mi
- Alida Zion Evangelical CemeteryJunction City, KSCemetery8.2 mi
- Vinton CemeteryFort Riley North, KSCemetery8.5 mi
- Good Hope CemeteryChapman, KSCemetery8.6 mi
Funeral homes near Highland Cemetery
- Mass-Hinitt Cremations, Funerals & Receptions0.9 miFuneral home · Junction City · (785) 762-3500
- Mass-Hinitt Cremations, Funerals and Receptions1.0 miFuneral home · Junction City · (785) 762-3131
- Londeen-Overlease Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Chapman · (785) 922-6500
- Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Manhattan · (785) 539-7481
- Irvin Funeral Home & Cremation Parkview Chapel18 miFuneral home · Manhattan · (785) 537-2110
- Anderes-Pfeifley Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Riley · (785) 485-2222
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