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 The Highlands (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 The Highlands. 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 and hospitals 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.
The Highlands is located in New Castle County.
To see how the shape of Delaware's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of New Castle County: Kent, Cecil (MD), Kent (MD), Gloucester (NJ), Salem (NJ), Chester (PA) & Delaware (PA).
Below are the counties that are near The Highlands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Highlands:
- New Castle County (The home county of The Highlands)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Lindell Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lindell Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell Village
- English Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- English Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Marshallton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pike Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pike Creek is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Creek
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Duncan Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Duncan Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Village
- Stanton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mendenhall Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village
- Brandywine Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Springs
- Ogletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Ruthby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Christiana Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spruance City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Sunnyside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Barksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Iron Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- West Creek Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village
- Winding Brook Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Brook Village
- Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Bank ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Elk Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Delancy Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
- Andora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andora
- Fair Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Hill
- Elkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Havre de Grace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lapidum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Conowingo Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Webster Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Garland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Bayside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Darlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Level is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Sassafras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Gregg Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Massey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lambson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Locust Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Beals Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Bay Side
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Othello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Roadstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- West Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Greenwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Seabrook Farms
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Beckett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Bridgeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Cooper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Gibbstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- Avis Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Mickleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
- Mullica Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Ferrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Centre City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Mantua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Parkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Thorofare
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Pennsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Carneys Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Pointers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Acton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Penton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Hancocks Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Quinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Portertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Riddleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Alloway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Allegheny County (PA)
- Overbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Strickersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- New Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- Kemblesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Kennett Square
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Toughkenamon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mendenhall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Norway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norway is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Hamorton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hamorton is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamorton
- Red Lion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Red Lion is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Baker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Zebleys Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Boothwyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garnet Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus Hook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
- Trainer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Village Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Village Green is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Chester Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Summerhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Kirks Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Christiana
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ninepoints
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Little Britain
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Buyerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buyerstown is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyerstown
- Kinzers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McSparran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Montgomery County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Ardmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bryn Mawr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Penn Wynne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne
- Port Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Port Providence is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Providence
- Narberth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rampart Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
- Bala - Cynwyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala - Cynwyd
- Brandywine Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brandywine Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Village
- Gulph Mills Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills Village
- Gulph Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- King - of - Prussia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Bartram Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
- Southwest Center City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
- University City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Highlands, see our County-by-County Page for The Highlands.
Cemeteries Near The Highlands ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Highlands.
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 The Highlands - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Highlands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- All Saints Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newark Cemetery is located in Newark.
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cathedral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beth Emeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Silverbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbrook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Silverbrook Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
- The Silverbrook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silver Brook Cemetery
- Silverbrook Cemetery and Memorial Park
- Silverbrook Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104417 <2>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Potters Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gracelawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 The Highlands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Highlands.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Choate
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Choate is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
- Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Mermaid
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mermaid is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Marshallton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ruthby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Ogletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Stanton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kiamensi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
- Greenbank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
- Brandywine Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brandywine Springs is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine Springs
- Christiana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Faulkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkland is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkland
- Wooddale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wooddale is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Highlands. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Highlands.
Newspapers Published in The Highlands ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Highlands.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Highlands, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Highlands.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 The Highlands:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to New Castle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Cumberland County
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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 The Highlands, 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- The Highlands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |