About Highland Cemetery
Highland Cemetery is a cemetery near Montour Falls, Schuyler County, New York. It lies about 2.9 mi northwest of Montour Falls. The grounds sit at about 1,030 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Joshua Heath Sobey. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 952778. The nearest other listed cemetery is Coe Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Vedder-Scott & Zinger Funeral Home in Montour Falls, about 3.0 mi away. It is one of 38 cemeteries we list in Schuyler County, and 39 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Montour Falls. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Highland Cemetery
- Joshua Heath Sobey1843-1910
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
42.32082, -76.80193
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
- Coe CemeteryMontour Falls, NYCemetery0.5 mi
- Cook CemeteryMontour Falls, NYCemetery2.3 mi
- North Settlement CemeteryMontour Falls, NYCemetery2.6 mi
- Laurel Hill CemeteryMontour Falls, NYCemetery3.2 mi
- Saint John CemeteryHorseheads North, NYCemetery3.4 mi
- Millport CemeteryHorseheads North, NYCemetery4.0 mi
- Parsons CemeteryHorseheads North, NYCemetery4.4 mi
- Lawrence CemeteryMontour Falls, NYCemetery4.4 mi
- Greenwood CemeteryWatkins Glen, NYCemetery5.4 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryWatkins Glen, NYCemetery5.4 mi
Funeral homes near Highland Cemetery
- Vedder-Scott & Zinger Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Montour Falls · (607) 535-2396
- Lawrence Memorial Chapel4.4 miFuneral chapel · Alpine
- Royce-Chedzoy Funeral Home5.5 miFuneral home · Watkins Glen · (607) 535-4331
- Sullivan's Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Horseheads · (607) 739-2035
- Lynch Funeral Home Inc11 miFuneral home · Horseheads · (607) 739-1301
- Barber Funeral Home Inc11 miFuneral home · Horseheads · (607) 739-4801
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