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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Highland Lake (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Highland Lake. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Highland Lake ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Highland Lake: Highland Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Highland Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Highland Lake.
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 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 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.
Highland Lake is located in Norfolk County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Norfolk County: Bristol, Middlesex, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Highland Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland Lake:
- Norfolk County (The home county of Highland Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Lake, with the one closest to Highland Lake listed first.
- Norfolk
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- Pondville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- South Walpole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
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- Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
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- Walpole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walpole is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
- Millis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Acorn Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County
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- Medfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Wrentham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- North Foxboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
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- Medway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- East Walpole
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walpole
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Lake, with the one closest to Highland Lake listed first.
- Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- North Attleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- East Mansfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
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- Attleboro Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
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- North Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Easton is located in Bristol County
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- Furnace Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
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- Attleboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Easton Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Easton Center is located in Bristol County
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- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Easton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
- Norton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,983 people
- South Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Easton is located in Bristol County
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- Chartley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
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- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Lake, with the one closest to Highland Lake listed first.
- Cliftondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cliftondale is located in Essex County
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- Pleasant Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Saugus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saugus is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 people
- Nahant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,506 people
- West Lynn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
- Lynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- East Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Lynn is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Lake, with the one closest to Highland Lake listed first.
- South Sherborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
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- Holliston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
- Metcalf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalf is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Sherborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sherborn is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- East Holliston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Holliston is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston
- Natick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
- Framingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Hayden Row
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row
- North Natick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Natick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Natick
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
- Hopkinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Cochituate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cochituate is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochituate
- Plymouth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Lake, with the one closest to Highland Lake listed first.
- Brockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Montello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Montello is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Cochesett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cochesett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett
- West Bridgewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
- Abington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
- North Abington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Abington is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
- East Bridgewater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,554 people
- Whitman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whitman is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
- Bridgewater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Elmwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Rockland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
- Accord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Lake, with the one closest to Highland Lake listed first.
- Readville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Stonybrook Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hyde Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hyde Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
- West Roxbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Roxbury
- Mattapan Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapan Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan Station
- Roslindale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roslindale is located in Suffolk County
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- Mattapan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mattapan is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapan
- Ashmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashmont is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Jamaica Plain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica Plain
- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Suffolk County
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- Dorchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Lake, with the one closest to Highland Lake listed first.
- Milford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- South Milford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Hopedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
- White City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- East Blackstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone
- Millerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Worcester County
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- Mendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
- Cordaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cordaville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordaville
- Blackstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
- Fayville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fayville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayville
- Southville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Millville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Lake, with the one closest to Highland Lake listed first.
- East Thompson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- Thompson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Lake, with the one closest to Highland Lake listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Barrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bristol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Coggeshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Lake, with the one closest to Highland Lake listed first.
- Norwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Hillsgrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Shawomet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shawomet is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet
- Kettle Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Warwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Apponaug
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Buttonwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Oakland Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland Beach is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Beach
- Phenix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Arkwright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Lake, with the one closest to Highland Lake listed first.
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Arnold Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Mills is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Mills
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Hill
- Hamlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Woonsocket
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Berkeley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
- Branch Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Lime Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Rock is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,941 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Highland Lake.
Cemeteries Near Highland Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland Lake.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Highland Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland Lake, with the one closest to Highland Lake listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wapole Plains Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walpole Plains Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of Walpole.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91000 <3>
- Guild Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wrentham Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Center Cemetery
- The Wrentham Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Cemetery
- Wrentham Trinity Episcopal Church Burial Ground
- Wrentham Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WRE.800 <4>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270816 <3>
- Vine Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (735 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Highland Lake had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland Lake, with the one closest to Highland Lake listed first.
- Norfolk
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- City Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- City Mills is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Mills
- Pondville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- South Walpole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
- Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
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- Walpole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
- Millis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millis is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
- Wrentham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- West Foxboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Foxboro
- North Foxboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- Medfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Medfield is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,011 people
- Medway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Medfield Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Medfield Junction is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medfield Junction
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Foxborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland Lake.
Newspapers Published in Highland Lake ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland Lake, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Highland Lake:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Norfolk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Essex County
- Middlesex County
- Plymouth County
- Suffolk County
- Worcester County
- Windham County
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Providence County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
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> | 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- Highland Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Highland Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |