RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Michigan >> Gladwin County >> Highwood >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Michigan

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan





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 Highwood (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 Highwood. 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.

Highwood is located in Gladwin County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gladwin County: Arenac, Bay, Clare, Isabella, Midland, Ogemaw & Roscommon.

Below are the counties that are near Highwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highwood:

  • Gladwin County     (The home county of Highwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highwood, with the one closest to Highwood listed first.
    • White Star
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
      • White Star is located in Gladwin County
    • Wooden Shoe Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
      • Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
    • Rhodes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
      • Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
    • Beaverton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gladwin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Rapids
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
      • Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
  • Arenac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highwood, with the one closest to Highwood listed first.
    • Sterling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Sterling is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <1>
    • Standish
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
      • Standish is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <1>
    • Saganing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saganing
      • Saganing is located in Arenac County
    • Whites Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Beach
      • Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
    • Omer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
      • Omer is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Twining
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twining have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
      • Twining is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Turner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Arenac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Bay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highwood, with the one closest to Highwood listed first.
    • Bentley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Bay County
    • Mount Forest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
      • Mount Forest is located in Bay County
    • Nine Mile
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
      • Nine Mile is located in Bay County
    • Woodville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Bay County
    • Duel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
      • Duel is located in Bay County
    • Pinconning
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinconning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinconning
      • Pinconning is located in Bay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinconning <1>
    • Seidlers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidlers
      • Seidlers is located in Bay County
    • Willard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Bay County
    • Linwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brissette Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brissette Beach
      • Brissette Beach is located in Bay County
    • Fisherville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
      • Fisherville is located in Bay County
    • Auburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Clare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highwood, with the one closest to Highwood listed first.
    • Meredith
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
      • Meredith is located in Clare County
    • Dover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Clare County
    • Allendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Allendale is located in Clare County
    • Clare
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Harrison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hatton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Hatton is located in Clare County
    • Farwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Isabella County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highwood, with the one closest to Highwood listed first.
    • Loomis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
      • Loomis is located in Isabella County
    • Vernon City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
      • Vernon City is located in Isabella County
    • Rosebush
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jordan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Isabella County
    • Alembic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
      • Alembic is located in Isabella County
  • Midland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highwood, with the one closest to Highwood listed first.
    • Edenville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
      • Edenville is located in Midland County
    • Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Midland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
    • Averill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
      • Averill is located in Midland County
    • Sanford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Coleman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Midland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Oil City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Midland County
    • Porter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Midland County
  • Ogemaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highwood, with the one closest to Highwood listed first.
    • Skidway Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidway Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidway Lake
      • Skidway Lake is located in Ogemaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidway Lake <1>
    • West Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Prescott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Campbells Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbells Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
      • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
  • Roscommon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highwood, with the one closest to Highwood listed first.
    • Saint Helen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Prudenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prudenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudenville
      • Prudenville is located in Roscommon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prudenville <1>
  • Saginaw County
    • Freeland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
      • Freeland is located in Saginaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highwood, see our County-by-County Page for Highwood.

Newspapers Published in Highwood ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highwood, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highwood.

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 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 Highwood:

Cemeteries Near Highwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highwood.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highwood, with the one closest to Highwood listed first.

  • Billings Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billings Cemetery
  • Arbutus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arbutus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbutus Cemetery
  • New Rhodes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Rhodes Cemetery
  • Rhodes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Cemetery
  • Second Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Second Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Second Lutheran Cemetery
  • Hope Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Cemetery
  • Gibson Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Beaverton City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaverton City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaverton City Cemetery
  • Edenville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edenville Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
  • McClure Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (126 more) ...
    • Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #749875 <4>
    • Swanton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swanton Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Highwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highwood.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Highwood, with the one closest to Highwood listed first.

  • Rhodes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
    • Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
  • Beaverton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Edenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
    • Edenville is located in Midland County
  • Mount Forest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
    • Mount Forest is located in Bay County
  • McClure
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
    • McClure is located in Gladwin County
  • Gladwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Midland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
  • Nine Mile
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
    • Nine Mile is located in Bay County
  • Alamando
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamando have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
    • Alamando is located in Midland County
  • Worth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
    • Worth is located in Arenac County
  • Butman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
    • Butman is located in Gladwin County
  • Sterling
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Sterling is located in Arenac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Alger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
      • Alger is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alger <1>
    • North Bradley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
      • North Bradley is located in Midland County
    • Pinconning
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinconning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinconning
      • Pinconning is located in Bay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinconning <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highwood.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9278, Longitude: -84.3069    
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Highwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024