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 (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. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 is located in Boulder County.
To see how the shape of Colorado's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boulder County: Adams, Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson, Larimer & Weld.
Below are the counties that are near Highland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland:
- Boulder County (The home county of Highland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Longmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hygiene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Ridge is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Ridge
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Noland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Noland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
- Niwot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Canfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Gunbarrel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gunbarrel is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunbarrel
- Erie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Valmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Lafayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lazy Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lazy Acres is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Acres
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Darlow ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Darlow is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlow
- Little Texas ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little Texas is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Todd Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Todd Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Creek
- Eastlake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northglenn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thornton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Derby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Commerce City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Broomfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Broomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Broomfield Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Broomfield Heights is located in Broomfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Heights
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Wallace Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wallace Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Village
- Oak Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Coal Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Twin Spruce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Spruce is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spruce
- Arvada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Larimer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Berthoud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Campion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Campion is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campion
- Loveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Horsetooth Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
- Masonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Drake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Big Elk Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
- Kerns
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kerns is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns
- Timnath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Collins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stout ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stout is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Estes Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weld County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Highland Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Mead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Firestone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milliken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Platteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Dacono
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilcrest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Lupton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aristocrat Ranchettes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland, see our County-by-County Page for Highland.
Cemeteries Near Highland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland.
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 Highland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Foothills Gardens of Memory
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highlandlake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hygiene Cemetery North
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hygiene Cemetery South
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygiene Cemetery South
- The Hygiene Cemetery South has also been known as:
- Hygiene South Cemetery
- Burlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Weisner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ryssby Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charlie Stevens Grave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Niwot Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burbridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (91 more) ...
- Johnstown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
- Former names for Johnstown Cemetery:
- Dilley Chapel Cemetery
- Elwell Cemetery
- Modena Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Langston Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Highland had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Highland Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Lake is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Longmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berthoud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hygiene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Noland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Noland is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Niwot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Loveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Altona ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Altona is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Canfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Canfield is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Platteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Erie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Valmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valmont is located in Boulder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmont
- Saint Vrains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Vrains is located in Weld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vrains
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland.
Newspapers Published in Highland ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland.
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:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to Boulder County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Broomfield County
- Jefferson County
- Larimer County
- Weld County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
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 Highland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |