About Highland Cemetery
Highland Cemetery is a cemetery near Balmville, Orange County, New York. It lies about 1.7 mi southwest of Balmville. The grounds sit at about 272 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Theodore Knapp Tuthill. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 952775. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cedar Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, about 1.3 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Engel Funeral Home in Newburgh, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 114 cemeteries we list in Orange County, and 54 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Orange County dates to 1861. 1 of the 114 listings in Orange County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Balmville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Highland Cemetery
Among them: 1 physician.
- Theodore Knapp Tuthill1848-1926American coroner
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
41.55786, -74.00125
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
- Cedar Hill Cemetery and MausoleumMarlboro, NYCemetery1.3 mi
- Cosman CemeteryMarlboro, NYCemetery1.7 mi
- Riverside CemeteryMarlboro, NYCemetery3.4 mi
- New Hamburg CemeteryWappingers Falls, NYCemetery3.4 mi
- Old Town CemeteryNewburgh, NYMunicipal cemetery3.5 mi
- Matteawan State Hospital CemeteryBeacon, NYCemetery3.5 mi
- Temple Beth Jacob CemeteryNewburgh, NYJewish cemetery3.9 mi
- Saint Patrick's CemeteryNewburgh, NYChristian cemetery4.0 mi
- Rossville CemeteryPlattekill, NYCemetery4.1 mi
- Saint Georges CemeteryNewburgh, NYCemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near Highland Cemetery
- Engel Funeral Home0.2 miFuneral home · Newburgh · (845) 562-1144
- White, Venuto & Morrill Funeral and Cremation Service2.5 miCremation provider · Newburgh · (845) 562-6550
- Doulin Newburgh Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Newburgh · (845) 562-0068
- Family Stone Memorials3.2 miMonument dealer · Newburgh · (815) 716-4527
- Brooks Funeral Home3.3 miFuneral home · Newburgh · (845) 561-8300
- Di Donato Funeral Services Inc3.5 miFuneral home · Marlboro · (845) 236-4300
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