Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Highland Park (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Highland Park. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Highland Park is located in Cochise County.

To see how the shape of Arizona's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cochise County: Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Santa Cruz & Hidalgo (NM).

Below are the counties that are near Highland Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland Park:

• Cochise County     (The home county of Highland Park)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
  • Bisbee
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisbee
    • Bisbee is located in Cochise County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bisbee <1>
  • Huachuca Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huachuca Terrace
    • Huachuca Terrace is located in Cochise County
  • Don Luis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don Luis
    • Don Luis is located in Cochise County
  • Naco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naco
    • Naco is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naco <1>
  • Palominas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palominas
    • Palominas is located in Cochise County
  • Miracle Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Valley
    • Miracle Valley is located in Cochise County
  • Double Adobe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Adobe
    • Double Adobe is located in Cochise County
  • Hereford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
    • Hereford is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <1>
  • McNeal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • McNeal is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McNeal <1>
  • Nicksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicksville
    • Nicksville is located in Cochise County
  • Tombstone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombstone
    • Tombstone is located in Cochise County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,310 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tombstone <1>
  • Charleston ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Cochise County
  • Gleeson ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleeson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleeson
    • Gleeson is located in Cochise County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland Park, see our County-by-County Page for Highland Park.

Newspapers Published in Highland Park ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland Park, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Highland Park:

• Websites specific to Arizona
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.azlibrary.gov/arm

• Pages specific to Cochise County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Arizona
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arizona
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Arizona
  • Cemeteries of Cochise County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arizona
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Arizona
  • Cemeteries of Cochise County

Cemeteries Near Highland Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland Park.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.

• Memory Gardens Cemetery (Don Luis)
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memory Gardens Cemetery (Don Luis) is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Huachuca Terrace.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery (Don Luis)
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249363 <4>
• Evergreen Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Bisbee City Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166040 <4>
• Miracle Valley Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • The Miracle Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Allen Family Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miracle Valley Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1087171 <4>
• Paul Spur Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paul Spur Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328194 <4>
• Cochise Memory Gardens Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochise Memory Gardens Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217323 <4>
• McNeal Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the McNeal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of McNeal.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNeal Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181695 <4>
• Boothill Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boothill Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640404 <4>
• Tombstone Cemetery (Old)
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tombstone Cemetery (Old)
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #664704 <4>
• Tombstone Cemetery (New)
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tombstone Cemetery (New)
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #513617 <4>
• Gleeson Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gleeson Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201337 <4>
• Fry Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • The Fry Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Fry Family Cemetery
  • Fry Pioneer Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fry Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176887 <4>
• Tompkins Memorial Park
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tompkins Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tompkins Memorial Park
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  • Old Pirtleville Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Pirtleville Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Pirtleville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pirtleville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964105 <4>
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Pirtleville.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pirtleville Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57107 <4>
  • Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Sierra Vista.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1757974 <4>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Highland Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland Park.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.

• Bisbee
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisbee
  • Bisbee is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bisbee <1>
• Tombstone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombstone
  • Tombstone is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tombstone <1>
• Fairbank ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
  • Fairbank is located in Cochise County
• Fort Huachuca
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Huachuca
  • Fort Huachuca is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Huachuca <1>
• Contention City ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Contention City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contention City
  • Contention City is located in Cochise County
  • Contention City has also been known as:
  • Contention

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/