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 Park (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 Park. 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 Park is located in Sioux County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sioux County: Lyon, O'Brien, Plymouth, Lincoln (SD) & Union (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Highland Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland Park:
- Sioux County (The home county of Highland Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lebanon is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Ireton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hawarden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westbrook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- McNally
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McNally is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
- Rock Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maurice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Perkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Chatsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Middleburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Hull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Doon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Inwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alvord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beloit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beloit is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Klondike
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Klondike is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Lester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lester is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Edna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- George
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Rapids
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Larchwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- O'Brien County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Sheldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Germantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Archer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Craig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Struble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Struble is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Brunsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brunsville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Akron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Le Mars
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Adaville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
- Oyens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Merrill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Millnerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Millnerville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millnerville
- Remsen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- O'Leary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
- Clay County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Alsen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alsen is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
- Greenfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
- Komstad ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Komstad is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
- Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
- Hub City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hub City is located in Clay County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Lincoln County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
- Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Worthing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Alcester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Big Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Nora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nora is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Emmet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Emmet is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
- Beresford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beresford is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Former name for Beresford:
- Paris
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <1>
- Spink
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spink is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
- Junction City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Elk Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland Park, see our County-by-County Page for Highland Park.
Cemeteries Near Highland Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland Park.
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 Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lebanon Christian Reform Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Reformed Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (125 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Highland Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Ireton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hawarden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maurice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Rock Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chatsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Perkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Struble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Struble is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orange City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Middleburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Hull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alcester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Big Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs is located in Union County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Moe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moe is located in Lincoln County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland Park.
Newspapers Published in Highland Park ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland Park, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland Park.
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 websites either 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 Park:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Sioux County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lyon County
- O'Brien County
- Plymouth County
- Clay County
- Lincoln County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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 Park, 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' (or 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- Highland Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |