Do you know of High Point ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about High Point. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with High Point.

We found mention of High Point as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Mercer County, Illinois.

It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1849 and closed  in 1873.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named High Point ...

We found 39 communities that share the name High Point.

There are two communities within Illinois that are also named High Point.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Located In Illinois ...
  • Cook County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of High Point [Cook County].
  • Kane County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of High Point [Kane County].

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • DeKalb County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of High Point [DeKalb County].
    • Jefferson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of High Point [Jefferson County].
    • Marshall County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of High Point [Marshall County].
    • Tuscaloosa County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of High Point [Tuscaloosa County].
  • Arkansas
    • Garland County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of High Point [Garland County].
  • Delaware
    • New Castle County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of High Point [New Castle County].
  • Florida
    • Hernando County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of High Point [Hernando County].
    • Palm Beach County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of High Point [Palm Beach County].
    • Pinellas County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of High Point [Pinellas County].
  • Georgia
    • Camden County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of High Point [Camden County].
    • Carroll County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of High Point [Carroll County].
    • Douglas County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of High Point [Douglas County].
    • Newton County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of High Point [Newton County].
    • Walker County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of High Point [Walker County].
  • Iowa
    • Decatur County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of High Point [Decatur County].
  • Kentucky
    • McCracken County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of High Point [McCracken County].
  • Louisiana
    • La Salle Parish
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of High Point [La Salle Parish].
  • Maryland
    • Anne Arundel County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of High Point [Anne Arundel County].
    • Baltimore County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of High Point [Baltimore County].
    • Garrett County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of High Point [Garrett County].
    • Harford County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of High Point [Harford County].
    • Montgomery County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of High Point [Montgomery County].
  • Mississippi
    • Tishomingo County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of High Point [Tishomingo County].
  • Missouri
    • Moniteau County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of High Point [Moniteau County].
  • New Jersey
    • Ocean County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of High Point [Ocean County].
  • North Carolina
    • Davidson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of High Point [Davidson County].
  • South Carolina
    • Anderson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of High Point [Anderson County].
    • Laurens County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of High Point [Laurens County].
  • Tennessee
    • Campbell County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of High Point [Campbell County].
    • Cocke County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of High Point [Cocke County].
    • Morgan County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of High Point [Morgan County].
    • Roane County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of High Point [Roane County].
    • Scott County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of High Point [Scott County].
  • Texas
    • Hidalgo County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of High Point [Hidalgo County].
  • Virginia
    • Culpeper County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of High Point [Culpeper County].
    • Hopewell City
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of High Point [Hopewell City].
  • Washington
    • King County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of High Point [King County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for High Point ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about High Point:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

More Orphans in  Mercer County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Mercer County.