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 Springs (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 Springs. 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 Highland Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Highland Springs: Highland Spgs. (or less commonly used: Highland Spngs. or Highland Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Highland Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Highland Springs.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Highland Springs is located in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County: Boone, Clinton, Hancock, Madison, Marion & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Highland Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland Springs:
- Hamilton County (The home county of Highland Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Bridgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Olio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Luxhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Fishers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Noblesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Newark Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Ridge Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Strawtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Eagle Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whitestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gadsden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ulen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Northfield Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Stringtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Clinton County
- Kirklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Daleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Yorktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- McCordsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Denny Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Gem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Spring Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Brownsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
- Pittsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Grant City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Kennard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Knightstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Ogden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Spiceland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Dunreith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Foley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Mount Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Rocklane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Needham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Whiteland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Whiteland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stones Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Urmeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Bluff Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Ingalls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fishersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Perkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Markleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- River Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warren Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Meridian Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Williams Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Crows Nest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- North Crows Nest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Rocky Ripple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Indianapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Manilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Mays
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Homer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Fountaintown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Brookfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Morristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Gwynneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Fairland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Boggstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Candleglo Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Knighthood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Beech Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Hildebrand Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- East Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Hobbs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Tipton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsmith is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith
- Windfall City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kempton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Highland Springs.
Cemeteries Near Highland Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- McKay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Klepfer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Todd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oaklandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ft. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (435 more) ...
- Helm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flanagan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Highland Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- McCordsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Olio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Fishers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oaklandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fortville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Britton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Britton is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britton
- Castleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Comfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Comfort is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Comfort
- Alfont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alfont is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfont
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mohawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Noblesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland Springs.
Newspapers Published in Highland Springs ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland Springs, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland Springs.
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 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 Springs:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hamilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |