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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 Home (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 Home. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Highland Home is located in Crenshaw County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crenshaw County: Butler, Coffee, Covington, Lowndes, Montgomery & Pike.

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

  • Crenshaw County     (The home county of Highland Home)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Home, with the one closest to Highland Home listed first.
    • Honoraville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Petrey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
      • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Cherokee Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
      • Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
    • Rutledge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutledge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rutledge
      • From Highland Home to Rutledge
    • Luverne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Vidette
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vidette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
      • Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vidette
      • From Highland Home to Vidette
    • Social Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Social Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
      • Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
    • Glenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brantley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
      • Brantley is located in Crenshaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brantley <3>
    • Merrill Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Peacock ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
      • Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
    • Leon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Crenshaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leon
      • From Highland Home to Leon
  • Bullock County
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Home, with the one closest to Highland Home listed first.
    • Greenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
      • Bolling is located in Butler County
    • Industry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Industry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Industry
      • From Highland Home to Industry
    • Oaky Streak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
      • Chapman is located in Butler County
  • Coffee County
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Home, with the one closest to Highland Home listed first.
    • Davenport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
      • Davenport is located in Lowndes County
    • Sandy Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Letohatchee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Deposit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hayneville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mosses
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Burkville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
      • Burkville is located in Lowndes County
    • Lowndesboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowndesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndesboro
      • Lowndesboro is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowndesboro <3>
    • Bragg's
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bragg's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
      • Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bragg's
      • From Highland Home to Bragg's
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Home, with the one closest to Highland Home listed first.
    • Lapine
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
      • Lapine is located in Montgomery County
    • Grady
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Grady is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <3>
    • Ramer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ada
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Center Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Red Level
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pintlala
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pine Level
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hope Hull
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • English Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
      • English Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Pike Road
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Catoma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
      • Catoma is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Catoma
      • From Highland Home to Catoma
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Home, with the one closest to Highland Home listed first.
    • Kent
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Pike County
    • Ansley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wingard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wingard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
      • Wingard is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wingard
      • From Highland Home to Wingard
    • Youngblood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Meeksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Orion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
      • Orion is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Orion
      • From Highland Home to Orion
    • Hallsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Goshen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • McClure Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
      • McClure Town is located in Pike County
    • Needmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Troy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Henderson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Highland Home ...

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

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 Home covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Rocky Mount Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Mount Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Mount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cauthens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cauthens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cauthens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Philadelphia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fair Prospect Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Panola Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Panola Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Panola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (302 more) ...
    • Sentell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sentell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sentell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • King Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Highland Home had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lapine
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
    • Lapine is located in Montgomery County
  • Naftel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naftel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naftel
    • Naftel is located in Montgomery County
  • Saville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saville
    • Saville is located in Crenshaw County
  • Bradleyton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradleyton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyton
    • Bradleyton is located in Crenshaw County
  • Strata
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strata have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strata
    • Strata is located in Montgomery County
  • Mount Carmel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Mount Carmel is located in Montgomery County
  • Grady
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
    • Grady is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <3>
  • Sellers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
    • Sellers is located in Montgomery County
  • Honoraville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ramer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Petrey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
    • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Shady Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Pike County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Sandy Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Daisy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
      • Daisy is located in Butler County
    • Fleta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleta
      • Fleta is located in Montgomery County

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

Newspapers Published in Highland Home ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Home.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland Home, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland Home.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Home:

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Highland Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Home) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highland Home. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9537, Longitude: -86.3140    









 

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