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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Highland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Highland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Highland, please Contact Us.
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 (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. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Highland is historic, it would have been located within present day 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland:
- Harford County (The home county of Highland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Street
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pylesville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cambria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Forest Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kalmia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kalmia is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalmia
- Federal Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Coopstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Anthonyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Lauraville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Gardenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Homeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Charles Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Colonial Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Woodberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Baltimore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gwynn Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Shane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Baldwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trump
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Stablersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- White Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Knoebel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knoebel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoebel
- Monkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roller is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Rockbrook Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lineboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Berrywood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Sandyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Cecil County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Conowingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rowlandsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Rock Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Colora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Port Deposit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Mason Dixon Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Rising Sun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Betterton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Still Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Lynch
(30 miles [48.3 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
(6 miles [9.7 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, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Glen Roy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Tweedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Barnsley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elkview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Atglen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- Kemblesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Daleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Furniss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- McSparran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Mount Nebo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Kirks Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Little Britain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Colemanville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Buck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Mechanic Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Truce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Truce is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Delta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bryansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Fawn Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Slate Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- New Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- New Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slab
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Bruce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Wiley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland, see our County-by-County Page for Highland.
Cemeteries Near Highland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Harford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Centre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ascension Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Broad Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Slate Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Harford 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.
Highland itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Street
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Minefield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Minefield is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minefield
- Pylesville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mill Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mill Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Green
- Chrome Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chrome Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome Hill
- Ferncliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferncliff is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- 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
- Whiteford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cambria is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Graceton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Graceton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Allibone ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allibone is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allibone
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Scarboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Macton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Macton is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macton
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland.
Newspapers Published in Highland ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Highland:
- 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> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Highland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |