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 Highets Corner (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 Highets Corner. 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 Highets Corner ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Highets Corner: Highets Cor. (or less commonly used: Highets Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Highets Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Highets Corner may originally have been Highet's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Highets Corner might be written as Highet Corner.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Highets Corner is located in Owen County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Owen County: Clay, Greene, Monroe, Morgan & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Highets Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highets Corner:
- Owen County (The home county of Highets Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highets Corner, with the one closest to Highets Corner listed first.
- Spencer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gosport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Freedom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Atkinsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Arney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Patricksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Denmark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Coal City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highets Corner, with the one closest to Highets Corner listed first.
- Helmsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Beanblossom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Nashville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spearsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Story
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Gnaw Bone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highets Corner, with the one closest to Highets Corner listed first.
- Bowling Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Poland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roadman Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Eel River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Saline City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Prairie City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Howesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Art
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Knightsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highets Corner, with the one closest to Highets Corner listed first.
- Hendricksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Newark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Solsberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Calvertville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Tulip
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Worthington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Koleen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Elliston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Owensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Plummer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highets Corner, with the one closest to Highets Corner listed first.
- Hazelwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Stilesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Amo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coatesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highets Corner, with the one closest to Highets Corner listed first.
- Samaria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Anita ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Banta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Peoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Trafalgar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highets Corner, with the one closest to Highets Corner listed first.
- Popcorn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Guthrie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Judah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Judah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
- Springville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Avoca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Oolitic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Silverville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Heltonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martin County
- Crane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highets Corner, with the one closest to Highets Corner listed first.
- Stinesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ellettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Dolan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Bloomington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stanford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Clear Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Unionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kirksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Smithville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrodsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highets Corner, with the one closest to Highets Corner listed first.
- Paragon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Plano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Eminence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Martinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Mahalasville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Wilbur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Monrovia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highets Corner, with the one closest to Highets Corner listed first.
- Cloverdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Putnamville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Reelsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Limedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Greencastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fillmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Vigo County
- Lewis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highets Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Highets Corner.
Cemeteries Near Highets Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highets Corner.
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 Highets Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highets Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highets Corner, with the one closest to Highets Corner listed first.
- Chambersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moreland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- River Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coffey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Van Buskirk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- Elliott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gosport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Highets Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highets Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highets Corner, with the one closest to Highets Corner listed first.
- Romona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Romona is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romona
- Stinesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Spencer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ellettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gosport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Freeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Adel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adel is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Whitehall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitehall is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Carp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carp is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp
- Whitaker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Vandalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vandalia is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McVille
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McVille is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Freedom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Vilas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vilas is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highets Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highets Corner.
Newspapers Published in Highets Corner ...
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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highets Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highets Corner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highets Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Highets Corner:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Owen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Hendricks County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Putnam County
- Vigo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Highets Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Highets Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |