About Highland Cemetery
Highland Cemetery is a cemetery near Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It lies about 1.8 mi south of Pawnee. The grounds sit at about 928 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Pawnee Bill, May Lillie and Teddy H. Sanford. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1093754. The nearest other listed cemetery is North Indian Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Poteet Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Pawnee, about 1.8 mi away. It is one of 31 cemeteries we list in Pawnee County, and 13 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Pawnee. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Highland Cemetery
- Pawnee Bill1860-1942American stunt performer
- May Lillie1869-1936American entertainer
- Teddy H. Sanford1907-1999
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
36.36314, -96.79321
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
- North Indian CemeteryPawnee, OKCemetery0.1 mi
- Bethel CemeteryPawnee, OKCemetery3.3 mi
- Hopewell CemeteryPawnee, OKCemetery3.3 mi
- Skedee CemeteryPawnee, OKCemetery4.1 mi
- Endicott CemeteryPawnee, OKCemetery4.7 mi
- South Indian CemeteryPawnee, OKCemetery5.2 mi
- Bell CemeteryPawnee, OKCemetery5.7 mi
- Indian CemeteryPawnee, OKCemetery6.0 mi
- Masham CemeteryPawnee, OKCemetery6.5 mi
- Wheeler CemeteryPawnee, OKCemetery8.6 mi
Funeral homes near Highland Cemetery
- Poteet Funeral Home and Cremation Services1.8 miFuneral home · Pawnee · (918) 762-2557
- Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Fairfax · (918) 642-3228
- Chapman-Black Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Cleveland · (918) 358-2511
- Dighton Marler Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Stillwater · (405) 372-1811
- Powell Funeral & Cremation Services23 miCremation provider · Hominy · (918) 885-2128
- Si Memorials23 miMonument dealer · Stillwater · (405) 372-8585
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