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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
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:
- Marshall 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.
- Rabbit Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Gregory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Street ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Horton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Hyatt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Albertville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Whitesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Douglas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Mill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Highmound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- McLarty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Bright Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Snead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Craig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Wynnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Clarence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Bird ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Southside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Oak Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Leesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Joppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Holly Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baileytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Simcoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- East Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Hanceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rogers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rodentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Crossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Geraldine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Grove Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Cotnam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Dawson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Greer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Mountainboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Sardis City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Egypt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Whitesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Altoona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Langston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Aspel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Rock City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Lim Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- New Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Berkley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Whitesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Hulaco
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Morgan City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Florette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Lacey's Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Valhermoso Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Steele
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
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.
- Highpoint MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. High Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (492 more) ...
- Little Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Albertville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<3>
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.
- Horton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Street ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Hyatt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Albertville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Red Apple ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Apple is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Boaz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Diamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Guntersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- McLarty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Highmound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
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 32 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. 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 like to start with 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 Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |