About Highland Cemetery
Highland Cemetery is a cemetery near Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky. It lies about 0.6 mi southeast of Williamsburg. The grounds sit at about 961 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Eugene Siler. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 512696. The nearest other listed cemetery is Whitley Memorial Gardens, about 1.9 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Ellison Funeral Home in Williamsburg, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 49 cemeteries we list in Whitley County, and 26 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Williamsburg. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Highland Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative, 1 Vietnam War veteran, 1 World War I veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- Eugene Siler1900-1987American lawyer, politician and judge
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
36.74809, -84.16926
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
- Whitley Memorial GardensWilliamsburg, KYMemorial park1.9 mi
- Whitley County CemeteryWilliamsburg, KYMunicipal cemetery2.0 mi
- Steely CemeteryWilliamsburg, KYCemetery3.6 mi
- Rains CemeteryWilliamsburg, KYCemetery3.6 mi
- Perkins CemeteryWilliamsburg, KYCemetery3.6 mi
- Tuggle CemeteryWilliamsburg, KYCemetery3.9 mi
- Canada Town CemeteryWilliamsburg, KYChristian cemetery5.0 mi
- Sutton CemeteryWilliamsburg, KYCemetery5.1 mi
- Stanfill - Oaklawn CemeteryWilliamsburg, KYCemetery5.2 mi
- Piney Grove Baptist Church CemeteryWilliamsburg, KYBaptist cemetery5.2 mi
Funeral homes near Highland Cemetery
- Ellison Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Williamsburg · (606) 549-2111
- Croley Funeral Home Inc0.7 miFuneral home · Williamsburg · (606) 549-1234
- Harp Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Jellico · (423) 784-6364
- Llewellyn Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Jellico · (423) 784-6386
- O'Neil-Lawson Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Corbin · (606) 528-4411
- Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Corbin · (606) 528-3131
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