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 High Point (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 High Point. 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.
Name Variations for High Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for High Point: High Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named High Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for High Point.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
High Point is located in DeKalb County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of DeKalb County: Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Chattooga (GA), Dade (GA) & Walker (GA).
Below are the counties that are near High Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High Point:
- DeKalb County (The home county of High Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Henagar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvania
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Hammondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Valley Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Mentone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Payne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Chavies
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Rainsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Blanche
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Taft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Grover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Broomtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Ringgold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Sand Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Gaylesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gray ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Dutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Rock City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Section
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Hollywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fackler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Scottsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Mid ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Peters ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Columbus City Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Grant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hustleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Cloudland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Menlo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <1>
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Berryton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Lyerly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chattoogaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Pennville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Trion is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <1>
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Rising Fawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Trenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cole City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Morganville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Floyd County (GA)
- Coosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Bronco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bronco is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Cassandra
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Martindale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Martindale is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Kensington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Durham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- LaFayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Linwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Thompsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Franklin County (TN)
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Richard City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Orme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- South Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to High Point, see our County-by-County Page for High Point.
Cemeteries Near High Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High Point.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for High Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for High Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitehall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cordell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davenport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (487 more) ...
- Valley Head Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Biddle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Biddle Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Beaty Crossroads.
- The Biddle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Church Cemetery
- Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21620 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find High Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of High Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Blake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blake is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Henagar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mahan ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mahan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan
- Musgrove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Musgrove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Valley Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mentone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chavies
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Fort Payne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rosalie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rosalie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
- Bankhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kaolin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Ider
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Index ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Index is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around High Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around High Point.
Newspapers Published in High Point ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Point, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 High Point:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Jackson County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Floyd County
- Walker County
- Franklin County
- Marion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- High Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about High Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |