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 High Plains 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 High Plains 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 High Plains 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for High Plains Corner: High Plains Cor. (or less commonly used: High Plains Crn.)
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.
High Plains Corner is located in Breckinridge County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Breckinridge County: Perry (IN), Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Meade & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near High Plains Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High Plains Corner:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of High Plains Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains Corner, with the one closest to High Plains Corner listed first.
- Custer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
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- Constantine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
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- Irvington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
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- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
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- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
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- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Se Ree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
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- Harned
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
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- Hardinsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains Corner, with the one closest to High Plains Corner listed first.
- Pitt's Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
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- Cupio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Lebanon Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Bardstown Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
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- Shepherdsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains Corner, with the one closest to High Plains Corner listed first.
- Big Clifty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
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- Clarkson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Indian Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
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- Duff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
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- Leitchfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Higdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Black Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Short Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Peonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
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- Millwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Wheelers Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Tousey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
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- Yeaman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
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- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains Corner, with the one closest to High Plains Corner listed first.
- Cabot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains Corner, with the one closest to High Plains Corner listed first.
- Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Vertrees
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
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- Howe Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Perryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Pierce Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Vine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kraft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County
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- Rineyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cross Roads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Cross Roads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cross Roads
- Hardin Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
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- Limp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
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- Saint John
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John is located in Hardin County
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- Cecilia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hart County
- Priceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains Corner, with the one closest to High Plains Corner listed first.
- Kosmosdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
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- Valley Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
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- Pleasure Ridge Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County
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- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains Corner, with the one closest to High Plains Corner listed first.
- Tonieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Roanoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
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- Hodgenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains Corner, with the one closest to High Plains Corner listed first.
- Big Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Hillgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Flaherty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Guston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Garrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Haysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Buck Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
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- Ekron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Grahamton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
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- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Meade County
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- Lickskillet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
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- Rock Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
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- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains Corner, with the one closest to High Plains Corner listed first.
- Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains Corner, with the one closest to High Plains Corner listed first.
- Alton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Leavenworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fredonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains Corner, with the one closest to High Plains Corner listed first.
- Mauckport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Laconia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glidas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
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- Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Valley City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Dogwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- New Amsterdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Elizabeth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Corydon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains Corner, with the one closest to High Plains Corner listed first.
- Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
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- Dexter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Tobinsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Derby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Magnet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
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- Lilly Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to High Plains Corner, see our County-by-County Page for High Plains Corner.
Cemeteries Near High Plains Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High Plains 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 High Plains Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for High Plains Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from High Plains Corner, with the one closest to High Plains Corner listed first.
- Grandview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- High Plains UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mays Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McCoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lyon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arms Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Turpin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Board Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goodhope 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.<2>
While we didn't find High Plains Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of High Plains Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from High Plains Corner, with the one closest to High Plains Corner listed first.
- Big Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Custer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosetta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rosetta is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Bewleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bewleyville is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewleyville
- Constantine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Howe Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Flaherty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Hillgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Guston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Buras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Garrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Irvington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Ekron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Vine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around High Plains Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around High Plains Corner.
Newspapers Published in High Plains 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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Plains Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Plains Corner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High Plains Corner.
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 High Plains Corner:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Breckinridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bullitt County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Jefferson County
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Nelson County
- Crawford County
- Harrison County
- Perry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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 High Plains Corner, 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 from Point A (ie- High Plains Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |