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 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.
High Point is located in Camden County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Camden County: Nassau (FL), Brantley, Charlton & Glynn.
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:
- Camden 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.
- Dungeness
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dungeness is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungeness
- London Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- London Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Harrietts Bluff Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
- Scotchville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scotchville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
- Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
- Kingsland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
- Tarboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Brantley County
- Waynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glynn County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- King City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- King City is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
- Kings Terrace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kings Terrace is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 679 people
- Saint Simons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Simons is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simons
- Brunswick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Simons Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jewtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jewtown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewtown
- Saint Simon Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Simon Mills is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simon Mills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 12,743 people
- Epworth Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Epworth Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 480 people
- Sea Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blythe Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
- Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
- Country Club Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dock Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- German Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- German Village is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
- Nassau County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Fernandina Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Amelia City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Amelia City is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia City
- Yulee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
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.
- Cumberland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Black Hammock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carnegie Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- The Antioch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Honey Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- DuBignon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ella Park Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hull Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ceylon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bosquebello Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (60 more) ...
- Retreat Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Green Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 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.<2>
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.
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Saint Marys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crandall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crandall is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Fancy Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
- Dock Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Tompkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tompkins is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Tarboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Evergreen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Kings Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Jamaica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
- Italia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Italia is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italia
- Evelyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Evelyn is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Pennick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pennick is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennick
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 39 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 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 High Point:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Camden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brantley County
- Glynn County
- Nassau County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- High Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |