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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Ohio 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 Ohio County: Breckinridge, Butler, Daviess, Grayson, Hancock, McLean & Muhlenberg.
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:
- Ohio County (The home county of Highview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
- Cromwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Select
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- McHenry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Echols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arnold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Rosine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Ceralvo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Horse Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
- Falls-of-Rough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Glen Dean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Horn Back Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- McDaniels
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
- Provo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Mining City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Aberdeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dunbar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Morgantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Woodbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Welch's Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Quality
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Harreldsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
- Oklahoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Utica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Masonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Philpot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
- Roundhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Bee Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
- Spring Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Yeaman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Caneyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tousey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Shrewsbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Short Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Millwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Duff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Indian Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
- Cabot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Pellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hopkins County
- White Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
- Agnes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Wolf Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Lewisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lost City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Deer Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
- Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Livermore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Sacramento
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Calhoun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Glenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Rumsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
- Skilesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Browder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nonnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Beechmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bevier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Beech Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Belton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Central City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <1>
- South Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
- Clifty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Kirkmansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Sharon Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highview, with the one closest to Highview listed first.
- Rockland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Hadley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Richardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Anna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Springhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
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.
- Shultztown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dennis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Slaty Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chinn Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fulton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whalen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Prentiss
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Prentiss is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
- Cromwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Logansport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Logansport is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Mining City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Select
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- McHenry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Echols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Skilesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Rockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Aberdeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Horton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
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 26 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the 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 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 Highview:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Ohio County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hopkins County
- Logan County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Todd County
- Warren 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Highview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |