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 Point (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 Point. 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 Point ...
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 Point: High Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named High Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for High Point.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Point is located in Garrett County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Garrett County: Allegany, Fayette (PA), Somerset (PA), Grant (WV), Mineral (WV) & Preston (WV).
Below are the counties that are near High Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High Point:
- Garrett County (The home county of High Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Grantsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Avilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- Bittinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Accident
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- McHenry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Swanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Kitzmiller
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Lake Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Loch Lynn Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Allegany County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Frostburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Klondike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Midlothian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midlothian is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
- Zihlman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zihlman is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zihlman
- Borden Shaft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
- Ocean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Clarysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clarysville is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Eckhart Mines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckhart Mines
- Gilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Lonaconing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Cooks Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Stringtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Hyndman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Kegg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kegg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Fayette County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Markleysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ohiopyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Indian Head
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Head is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Elliottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elliottsville is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
- Champion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Boynton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Coal Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coal Run is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Summit Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Meyersdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Meyersdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
- Glade City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glade City is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City
- Garrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wittenberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Listonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Listonburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listonburg
- Callimont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Callimont is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callimont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Hays Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hays Mill is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Mill
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Donaldson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Ritters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wapocomo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Vance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Romney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Piedmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Windom ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Windom is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Carpendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Ridgeley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wiley Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Keyser
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Short Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Shaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shaw is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Elk Garden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- New Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Ashby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Preston County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Hazelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Orr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Orr is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Brandonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brandonville is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Clifton Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clifton Mills is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Mills
- Lenox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lenox is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Morgans Glade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Morgans Glade is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Glade
- Terra Alta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bruceton Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Little Sandy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to High Point, see our County-by-County Page for High Point.
Cemeteries Near High Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High Point.
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 Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for High Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Merrbach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maple Glen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grantsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Negro Mountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blocher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dung Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Bittinger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Finzel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of High Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Grantsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Germany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Germany is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
- Avilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avilton is located in Garrett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilton
- West Salisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salisbury
- Boynton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Shaw Mines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shaw Mines is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Mines
- Savage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Savage is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Bittinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pocahontas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pocahontas is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Summit Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summit Mills is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Mills
- Carlos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carlos is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Frostburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sand Patch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Patch is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Patch
- Meyersdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Meyersdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Meyersdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around High Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around High Point.
Newspapers Published in High Point ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Point, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 High Point:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Garrett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegany County
- Bedford County
- Fayette County
- Somerset County
- Hampshire County
- Mineral County
- Preston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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 Point, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- High Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |