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 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 Clayton 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 Clayton County: Allamakee, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Winneshiek, Crawford (WI) & Grant (WI).
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:
- Clayton County (The home county of Highland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Gunder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
- Volga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Elkader
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Olaf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Osborne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Farmersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Farmersburg is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Mederville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mederville is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mederville
- Clayton Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clayton Center is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Center
- Luana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Strawberry Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Littleport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Littleport is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleport
- Allamakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Postville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Volney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Ion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Rossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Waukon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Waterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Waukon Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Elon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Dalby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Bremer County
- Sumner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Lamont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stanley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Hazleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winthrop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Doris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Lawler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Edgewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Dundee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greeley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Colesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colesburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Oneida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Masonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Holy Cross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Almoral
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Almoral is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almoral
- Petersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Illyria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Elgin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wadena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brainard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Clermont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Fayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maryville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Donnan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Randalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Douglass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Maynard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winneshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Castalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Ossian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frankville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Festina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calmar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Atkinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Navan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Spillville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Decorah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crawford County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Prairie du Chien
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
- Bridgeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Charme
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Grant County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Wyalusing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- Bagley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Glen Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
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.
- Illyria - Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Apostolic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Duff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Houg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wadena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart - Schoolhouse Yard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stone School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (333 more) ...
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brainard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Highland had a population of 86 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Illyria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Wadena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Volga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Brainard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- Lima
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lima is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Clermont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Albany is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Fayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Osborne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osborne is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Elkader
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Olaf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dover Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
- Saint Sebald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Sebald is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Sebald
- West Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 162 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Iowa
- Pages specific to Clayton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allamakee County
- Bremer County
- Buchanan County
- Chickasaw County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Winneshiek County
- Crawford County
- Grant 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |