About Highland Cemetery
Highland Cemetery is a cemetery near Highland, Ulster County, New York. It lies about 1.1 mi northeast of Highland. The grounds sit at about 344 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Harcourt J. Pratt, Ira Shafer and Edward Garbely. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 952776. The nearest other listed cemetery is Ferris Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Michael Torsone Memorial Funeral Home in Lloyd, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 83 cemeteries we list in Ulster County, and 47 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Ulster County dates to 1845. 10 of the 83 listings in Ulster County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Highland. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Highland Cemetery
Among them: 1 artist, 1 US representative.
- Harcourt J. Pratt1866-1934American politician
- Ira Shafer1831-1896American politician
- Edward Garbely1908-1999American painter
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
41.71008, -73.97526
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
- Ferris CemeteryHighland, NYCemetery1.2 mi
- Old Presbyterian Burial GroundHighland, NYPresbyterian cemetery1.2 mi
- Hutton CemeteryHighland, NYCemetery2.4 mi
- Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery342 South Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY · est. 1853Cemetery2.9 mi
- Anning Smith CemeteryPoughkeepsie, NYCemetery3.2 mi
- Jesuit CemeteryFairview, NYCemetery3.4 mi
- United Methodist Church CemeteryCrown Heights, NYMethodist cemetery3.7 mi
- Relyea GroundClintondale, NYCemetery3.8 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeterySpackenkill, NYCemetery3.9 mi
- Union Cemetery of LloydNew Paltz, NYCemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Highland Cemetery
- Michael Torsone Memorial Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Lloyd · (845) 691-2281
- Michael Torsone Memorial Funeral2.3 miFuneral home · Poughkeepsie · (845) 452-7700
- Joseph J Darrow Funeral Home Inc2.7 miFuneral home · Poughkeepsie · (845) 452-1840
- Rhodes Funeral Home2.9 miFuneral home · Poughkeepsie · (845) 452-2894
- Weidner Memorials3.5 miMonument dealer · Highland · (845) 691-2100
- Schoonmaker Funeral Home Inc3.9 miFuneral home · Poughkeepsie · (845) 454-1800
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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