About Highland View Cemetery
Highland View Cemetery is a cemetery near Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan. The grounds sit at about 974 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Woodbridge N. Ferris, Bill McElwain and Win Kellum. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2519058. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Carmel Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Mohnke Janowicz Funeral Home in Big Rapids, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 51 cemeteries we list in Mecosta County, and 23 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Big Rapids. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Highland View Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 baseball player, 1 governor, 1 US senator.
- Woodbridge N. Ferris1853-1928American politician and educator
- Bill McElwain1903-1996American-football player
- Win Kellum1876-1951Canadian baseball player
People whose Wikidata entry gives Highland View 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
43.70347, -85.49333
What Highland View 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
- Mount Carmel CemeteryBig Rapids, MICemetery1.3 mi
- West CemeteryBig Rapids, MICemetery2.7 mi
- Van Gilder CemeteryBig Rapids, MICemetery3.4 mi
- Pine Plains CemeteryBig Rapids, MICemetery3.5 mi
- South Grant CemeteryBig Rapids, MICemetery5.3 mi
- Ladner CemeteryBig Rapids, MICemetery5.7 mi
- Parkhill CemeteryBig Rapids, MICemetery6.0 mi
- Hungerford CemeteryBig Rapids, MICemetery6.5 mi
- Barton Township CemeteryBig Rapids, MIMunicipal cemetery6.6 mi
- Saint Anne's CemeteryBig Rapids, MICemetery6.6 mi
Funeral homes near Highland View Cemetery
- Mohnke Janowicz Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Big Rapids · (231) 796-8628
- Daggett Gilbert Funeral Homes2.4 miFuneral home · Big Rapids · (231) 796-3611
- McDowell Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Reed City · (231) 832-2251
- Kienitz-Nix Memorials & Monuments12 miMonument dealer · Reed City · (231) 832-5872
- Pruitt-Livingston Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Reed City · (231) 832-2262
- Daggett Gilbert Funeral Homes18 miFuneral home · Barryton · (989) 382-5566
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