Highland Cemetery
Highland Cemetery in Ypsilanti, Michigan is a 100-acre cemetery founded in 1864. It was designed by Col. James Lewis Glenn in 1863. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA
- Also known as: “Highland Park Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ladies’ Literary Club Building and Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum.
Ladies’ Literary Club Building
Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Ladies' Literary Club Building, also known as the William M. Davis House or the Arden H. Ballard House, was built as a private home, and is currently used as the meeting place for the Ladies' Literary Club. Ladies’ Literary Club Building is situated 1 mile south of Highland Cemetery.
Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum
Museum
The Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum in Ypsilanti, Michigan is an automotive museum that features cars assembled at the nearby Willow Run Plant and vehicles made by Hudson Motors. Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum is situated 4,100 feet south of Highland Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ypsilanti and Superior Township.
Ypsilanti
Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0.
Ypsilanti commonly shortened to Ypsi, is a city in Michigan, six miles east of Ann Arbor. "Ypsilanti" commonly refers to either or both of the City of Ypsilanti and the Charter Township of Ypsilanti, which lies mostly south of the city, with small portions to both the east and west of the city, and may also include neighboring parts of other townships.
Superior Township
Town
Superior Charter Township is a charter township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 14,832 at the 2020 census. Superior Township is situated 3½ miles north of Highland Cemetery.
Ypsilanti Charter Township
Town
Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0.
Ypsilanti Charter Township is a charter township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 55,670 at the 2020 census. The city of Ypsilanti is mostly surrounded by the township, but the two are administered autonomously. Ypsilanti Charter Township is situated 3½ miles south of Highland Cemetery.
Highland Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: City of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Southeast Michigan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.25694° or 42° 15′ 25″ northLongitude
-83.61025° or 83° 36′ 37″ westElevation
797 feet (243 metres)Open location code
86JR794Q+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 384912861OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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