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 Highview (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 Highview. 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.
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 and doctors 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.
Highview is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County : Clark (IN) , Floyd (IN) , Harrison (IN) , Bullitt , Hardin , Oldham , Shelby & Spencer .
Below are the counties that are near Highview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highview:
Jefferson County (The home county of Highview)
The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
Hollow Creek (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Hollow Creek is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Creek Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
Spring Mill (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Spring Mill is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
Fern Creek (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Newburg (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Newburg is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg Buechel (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Buechel is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buechel Okolona (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Jeffersontown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Poplar Hills (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Poplar Hills is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hills Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
Watterson Park (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Watterson Park is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watterson Park Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
West Buechel (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
West Buechel is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Buechel Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
Cambridge (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Cambridge is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
Forest Hills (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Forest Hills is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
Anderson County
The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
Van Buren (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Van Buren is located in Anderson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Sparrow (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Sparrow is located in Anderson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow Bullitt County
The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
Hunters Hollow (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
Hebron Estates (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
Pioneer Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
Hillview (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Hillview is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
Mount Washington (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Brooks (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Fox Chase (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
Whitfield (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Whitfield is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Shepherdsville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Solitude (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Solitude is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude Bardstown Junction (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction Clermont (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Hardin County
The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
West Point (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Howard (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Howard is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Prichard Place (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Prichard Place is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place Rose Terrace (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace Colesburg (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Colesburg is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg Dietz Acres (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres Younger Creek (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Younger Creek is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Creek Radcliff (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Crest (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Crest is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Tunnel Hills (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills Vine Grove (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Henry County
The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
Jericho (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Jericho is located in Henry County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Smithfield (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Eminence (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Pendleton (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Pleasureville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Sulphur (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Lawrence County
Castle ‑ Historic(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Castle is located in Lawrence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Meade County
The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
Pilcher Landing (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing Muldraugh (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Hughes Landing (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Hughes Landing is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing Van Voorhis Manor (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor Grahamton (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Grahamton is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton Lickskillet (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Lickskillet is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet Rock Haven (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Rock Haven is located in Meade County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven Nelson County
The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
Highgrove (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Highgrove is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove Lenore (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Lenore is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore Deatsville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Deatsville is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville Samuels (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Samuels is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Coxs Creek (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Fairfield (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Fairfield is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
Hunters (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Hunters is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Bourbon Springs (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Bourbon Springs is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Springs Nazareth (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Nazareth is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Withrow (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Withrow is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow Cravens (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Cravens is located in Nelson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens Bloomfield (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Oldham County
The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
Orchard Grass Hills (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
Pewee Valley (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
River Bluff (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
River Bluff is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
Crestwood (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Park Lake (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Park Lake is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake Goshen (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Goshen is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
Harmony Village (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Harmony Village is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village Buckner (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Ballardsville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Ballardsville is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville La Grange (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Westport (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Russell Corner (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Russell Corner is located in Oldham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner Shelby County
The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
Lincoln Ridge (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Lincoln Ridge is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Ridge Simpsonville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Finchville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Finchville is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville Figgs (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Figgs is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs Shelbyville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Chestnut Grove (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Chestnut Grove is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Southville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Southville is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville Clay Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
Clay Village is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Village Christianburg (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Christianburg is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianburg Waddy (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Cropper (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Cropper is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropper Harrisonville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Harrisonville is located in Shelby County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville Spencer County
The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
Normandy (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Normandy is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Yoder (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Yoder is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Taylorsville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Little Mount (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Little Mount is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount Wakefield (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Wakefield is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Mount Eden (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Mount Eden is located in Spencer County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eden Washington County
The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
Booker (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Booker is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Fredericktown (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Fredericktown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown Mooresville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Mooresville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville Clark County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
Arctic Springs (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Arctic Springs is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic Springs Oak Park (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Oak Park is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Jeffersonville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Utica (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Utica is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
Watson (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Watson is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Clarksville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Blackiston Village (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
Blackiston Village is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village Prather (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Prather is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Sellersburg (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Speed (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Speed is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed Charlestown (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Bennettsville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Bennettsville is located in Clark County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville Floyd County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
New Albany (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
Floyds Knobs (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
Georgetown (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Galena (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Galena is located in Floyd County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Greenville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Harrison County (IN)
The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
Locust Point (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point Elizabeth (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Lanesville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
New Middletown (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Crandall (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Crandall is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
Dogwood (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Laconia (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Corydon (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Bradford (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Bradford is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Corydon Junction (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction New Salisbury (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Central (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Central is located in Harrison County (IN) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highview, see our County-by-County Page for Highview .
Cemeteries Near Highview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highview.
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 Highview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
Pennsylvania Run Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsylvania Run Cemetery The Pennsylvania Run Cemetery has also been known as:
Penn Run Cemetery Penn Run Memorial Park Pennsylvania Run Memorial Park Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #218002 <2>
Resthaven Memorial Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Memorial Cemetery The Resthaven Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery Resthaven Cemetery Resthaven Memorial Park Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75706 <2>
Cooper Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Fairmount Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Chenoweth Run Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Forest Home Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
McCawley Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Terry Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Jeffersontown Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Country Home Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Evergreen Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Breckinridge Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Continue List (426 more) ...
Coral Ridge Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Brooks Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Weathers Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Highview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
Smyrna (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Smyrna is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Fern Creek (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Buechel (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Buechel is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buechel Fairmount (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Fairmount is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Okolona (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Jeffersontown (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Zoneton (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Zoneton is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoneton Prestonia (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Prestonia is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonia South Park (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
South Park is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park Brooks (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Mount Washington (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Beechwood Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Beechwood Village is located in Jefferson County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
Continue List (21 more) ...
Saint Matthews (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Whitfield (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Whitfield is located in Bullitt County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Fisherville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highview .
Newspapers Published in Highview ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highview, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Highview.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Highview:
Websites specific to Kentucky Pages specific to Jefferson County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Anderson County Bullitt County Hardin County Henry County Lawrence County Meade County Nelson County Oldham County Shelby County Spencer County Washington County Clark County Floyd County Harrison County Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://www.kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . 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 Highview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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- Highview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.