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 The Highlands (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 The Highlands. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
The Highlands is located in Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County: Baltimore City, Baltimore, Calvert, Howard, Kent, Prince George's, Queen Anne's & Talbot.
Below are the counties that are near The Highlands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Highlands:
- Anne Arundel County (The home county of The Highlands)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- South Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Gate is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
- Cohansey Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
- Elvaton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elvaton is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvaton
- East Park Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Park Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Park Village
- Freetown Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Freetown Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Village
- Powhatan Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Powhatan Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Village
- Glen Burnie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pasadena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Danza Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Danza Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danza Village
- Green Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Haven is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
- Ferndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clearview Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clearview Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Village
- Harmans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Curtis Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Curtis Bay is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Bay
- Oaklee Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oaklee Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklee Village
- Violetville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Violetville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violetville
- Carroll
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Beechfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
- Baltimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edmondson Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Old Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Charles Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Gardenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Hampden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Baltimore Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Highlands
- Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Halethorpe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dundalk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrows Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Arbutus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Grove is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Fort Howard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgemere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Point Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Point Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Catonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklintown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
- Frederick Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frederick Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Village
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Chaney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Apple Greene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Owings Town Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Penwick Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- North Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Henryton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Eldersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Gaither
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Sykesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Lakeview Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Finksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodbine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berrywood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Klee Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Klee Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klee Mill
- Stone House Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone House Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House Village
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Joppa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
- Edgewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Joppatowne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Joppatowne is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppatowne
- Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Pleasant Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Lynchs Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Van Bibber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Van Bibber is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Bibber
- Fallston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Abingdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Wimbledon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Amoss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Elkridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawyers Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Aladdin Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aladdin Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin Village
- Woodland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Ilchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Glenshire Towne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Oak View Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Savage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ellicott City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Rock Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Edesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Cliffs City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Old Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chestertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Worton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mile Tree Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Blackburn Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Burtonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Spencerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Cloverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cloverly is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverly
- Hillandale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Paint Branch Farms
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Paint Branch Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Branch Farms
- Ashton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bonifant Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bonifant Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifant Village
- Brinklow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Burnt Mills Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills Village
- Burnt Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
- Colesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
- Collington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- South Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Bowie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <1>
- Glenn Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Oak Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- West Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- Boxwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Goddard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goddard is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Beltsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbelt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lanham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Bay City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Stevensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheslou Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Mattapex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Kent Narrows
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Grasonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Indian Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Guys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Bloomingdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Centreville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kings Town Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Claiborne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Harper ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Wittman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Highlands, see our County-by-County Page for The Highlands.
Cemeteries Near The Highlands ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Highlands.
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 The Highlands - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Highlands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Glen Haven Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deichgraeber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silas First Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hall UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marley Methodist Protestant Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- John Wesley UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Wesley UMC Cemetery
- The John Wesley UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Curtis Creek Furnace Burying Ground
- Furnace Branch Cemetery
- John Wesley Cemetery
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #AA-739 <2>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2327873 <3>
- Griffith Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Redmiles Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Veterans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Benton - Shipley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Asbury Town Neck UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (414 more) ...
- Magothy UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Cromwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Solley Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find The Highlands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Highlands.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Highlands, with the one closest to The Highlands listed first.
- Elvaton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elvaton is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvaton
- Marley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marley is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
- Glen Burnie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Benfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Benfield is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfield
- Cromwell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cromwell is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Frost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Armiger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Armiger is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiger
- Chesterfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Wellham Crossroads ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wellham Crossroads is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellham Crossroads
- Harmans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Severn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pumphrey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Odenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gambrills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Highlands. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Highlands.
Newspapers Published in The Highlands ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Highlands.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Highlands, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Highlands.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 The Highlands:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Anne Arundel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
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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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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> | 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 The Highlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Highlands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |