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 Highland View (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 View. 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 View ...
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 View: Highland Vw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Highland View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Highland View.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Highland View is located in Harford 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 Harford County: Baltimore, Cecil, Kent, Lancaster (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Highland View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland View:
- Harford County (The home county of Highland View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland View, with the one closest to Highland View listed first.
- Street
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cambria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pylesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Scarboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Kalmia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Poole
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Poole is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Coopstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Federal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland View, with the one closest to Highland View listed first.
- Anthonyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Lauraville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Homeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Charles Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Woodberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Baltimore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gwynn Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland View, with the one closest to Highland View listed first.
- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Hydes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Franklinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Kingsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Knoebel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Monkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland View, with the one closest to Highland View listed first.
- Roller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Young Mans Fancy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Rockbrook Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Lineboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Hampstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Berrywood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland View, with the one closest to Highland View listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Conowingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rowlandsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rock Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Colora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Port Deposit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland View, with the one closest to Highland View listed first.
- Betterton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Lynch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Worton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland View, with the one closest to Highland View listed first.
- Glen Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Tweedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Chrome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mount Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Barnsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elkview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Atglen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Jennersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Kemblesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland View, with the one closest to Highland View listed first.
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- McSparran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Kirks Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Mount Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Little Britain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Buck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Mechanic Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Colemanville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Truce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Summerhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland View, with the one closest to Highland View listed first.
- Delta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bryansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Slate Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Castle Fin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Susquehanna Trails
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Fawn Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slab
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- New Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kyleville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Bruce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland View, see our County-by-County Page for Highland View.
Cemeteries Near Highland View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland View.
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 View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland View, with the one closest to Highland View listed first.
- Emory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ascension Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dublin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Southern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Harford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sharon 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.<3>
While we didn't find Highland View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland View, with the one closest to Highland View listed first.
- Mill Green
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mill Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Green
- Street
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highland ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Highland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Minefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minefield is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
- Prospect
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Whiteford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cambria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Pylesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Scarboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Macton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Macton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macton
- Cooper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ferncliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ferncliff is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Allibone ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allibone is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allibone
- Kalmia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland View.
Newspapers Published in Highland View ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland View, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland View.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Highland View:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Harford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- York 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> | 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 Highland View, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Highland View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |