About Highland Cemetery
Highland Cemetery is a cemetery near Stamford, Haskell County, Texas. It lies about 1.5 mi south of Stamford. The grounds sit at about 1,558 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Bill Anderson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1337728. The nearest other listed cemetery is Stamford Cemetery, about 2.2 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Kinney Underwood Funeral Home in Stamford, about 1.6 mi away. It is one of 17 cemeteries we list in Haskell County, and 7 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Stamford. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Highland Cemetery
Among them: 1 World War II veteran.
- Bill Anderson1925-2013American football coach
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
32.96650, -99.79926
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
- Stamford CemeteryStamford, TXCemetery2.2 mi
- Clark Ranch CemeteryStamford, TXCemetery2.8 mi
- Pleasant Valley CemeteryStamford, TXCemetery4.4 mi
- Capron CemeteryStamford, TXCemetery5.0 mi
- New Hope CemeteryStamford, TXCemetery6.7 mi
- Spring Creek CemeteryStamford, TXCemetery7.6 mi
- Bethel CemeteryStamford, TXCemetery9.8 mi
- Howard CemeteryHaskell, TXCemetery10 mi
- Fairview CemeteryStamford, TXCemetery10 mi
- Swans Chapel CemeteryAnson, TXChurch cemetery12 mi
Funeral homes near Highland Cemetery
- Kinney Underwood Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Stamford · (325) 773-3311
- Tankersley Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Stamford · (325) 773-2721
- Haskell Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Haskell · (940) 863-4620
- Smith Family Funeral Homes Haskell14 miFuneral home · Haskell · (940) 864-2151
- Adams Graham Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Anson · (325) 823-3251
- Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Hamlin · (325) 576-2602
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