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 (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. 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 ...
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: High Plns.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named High Plains. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for High Plains.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
High Plains 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High Plains:
- Breckinridge County (The home county of High Plains)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains, with the one closest to High Plains listed first.
- Custer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Constantine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Buras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Irvington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Se Ree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Westview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Harned
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hardinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Raymond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains, with the one closest to High Plains listed first.
- Pitt's Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Cupio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Lebanon Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Bardstown Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains, with the one closest to High Plains listed first.
- Big Clifty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Duff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Indian Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Clarkson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leitchfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Black Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Short Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Higdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Peonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Tousey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- 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
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains, with the one closest to High Plains listed first.
- Cabot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Hawesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains, with the one closest to High Plains listed first.
- Four Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Vertrees
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Howe Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Perryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- Hardin Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Vine Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Limp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Franklin Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Cross Roads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cross Roads
- Kraft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
- Rineyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saint John
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint John is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Stephensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Hart County
- Priceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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, with the one closest to High Plains listed first.
- Kosmosdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Valley Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains, with the one closest to High Plains listed first.
- Tonieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Roanoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Hodgenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains, with the one closest to High Plains listed first.
- Big Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(5 miles [8 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
- Guston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Haysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Flaherty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- 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
- Garrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Buck Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Grahamton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Lickskillet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Rock Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Nelson County
- Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ohio County
- Fordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains, with the one closest to High Plains listed first.
- Alton
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Fredonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Leavenworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Plains, with the one closest to High Plains listed first.
- Mauckport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glidas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Laconia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 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, with the one closest to High Plains listed first.
- Rome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tobinsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Derby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Gerald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Magnet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Lilly Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Leopold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to High Plains, see our County-by-County Page for High Plains.
Cemeteries Near High Plains ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High Plains.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for High Plains covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from High Plains, with the one closest to High Plains listed first.
- High Plains UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Preston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shumate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Board Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lyon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Turpin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McCamish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Horn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mays Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of High Plains.
These communities are listed based on their distance from High Plains, with the one closest to High Plains listed first.
- Custer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Rosetta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosetta is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Bewleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bewleyville is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewleyville
- Constantine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Buras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Hillgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Howe Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Irvington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Guston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Flaherty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Garrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around High Plains. See our List of 1890's Communities around High Plains.
Newspapers Published in High Plains ...
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.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Plains, 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.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:
- 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
- Ohio 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, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- High Plains) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |