About Highland Cemetery
Highland Cemetery is a cemetery near Leesburg, Highland County, Ohio. It lies about 2.6 mi east of Leesburg. The grounds sit at about 1,070 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: James G. Polk. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1806556. The nearest other listed cemetery is Antioch Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Turner and Son Funeral Home in Leesburg, about 2.6 mi away. It is one of 156 cemeteries we list in Highland County, and 61 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Leesburg. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Highland Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- James G. Polk1896-1959American politician from Ohio
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
39.34256, -83.60214
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
- Antioch CemeteryLeesburg, OHCemetery0.6 mi
- Dunkard CemeteryLeesburg, OHCemetery1.8 mi
- Polk CemeteryNew Vienna, OHCemetery2.4 mi
- Pleasant Hill CemeteryLeesburg, OHCemetery2.4 mi
- Fairfield CemeteryLeesburg, OHCemetery2.9 mi
- Canney CemeteryLeesburg, OHCemetery3.1 mi
- Gist CemeteryNew Vienna, OHCemetery3.2 mi
- Burnett CemeteryNew Vienna, OHCemetery3.3 mi
- Auburn CemeteryNew Vienna, OHCemetery3.8 mi
- Methodist CemeteryLeesburg, OHMethodist cemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Highland Cemetery
- Turner and Son Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · Leesburg · (937) 780-7841
- Turner & Son Funeral Homes and Crematory9.3 miCremation provider · Hillsboro · (937) 393-2124
- Turner Funeral Home and Crematory9.3 miCremation provider · Hillsboro
- Rhoads Edgington Funeral Home9.7 miFuneral home · Hillsboro · (937) 393-1435
- Edgington Funeral Home9.7 miFuneral home · Hillsboro
- Thompson Funeral Home & Cremation Care9.8 miFuneral home · Hillsboro · (937) 393-2373
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