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 (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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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 is located in Fillmore County.
To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fillmore County: Howard (IA), Winneshiek (IA), Houston, Mower, Olmsted & Winona.
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:
- Fillmore County (The home county of Highland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Whalan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bratsberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Peterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Rushford Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- South Rushford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Rushford is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
- Rushford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Yucatan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Riceford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Money Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Willington Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Bee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bee is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Eitzen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Hokah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Olmsted County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eyota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Predmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Predmore is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Predmore
- Winona County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Clyde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Saratoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Wyattville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wyattville is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
- Lewiston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Utica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Saint Charles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stockton is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Altura
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nodine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nodine is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
- Goodview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goodview is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
- Allamakee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Quandahl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Dorchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Florenceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Cresco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Winneshiek County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Hesper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Burr Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kendallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Bluffton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Highlandville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Decorah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buffalo County (WI)
- Bluff Siding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Siding is located in Buffalo County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Siding
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 south)
- North Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wisel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Choice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hungerholdt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lanesboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Henrytown Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Grace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (296 more) ...
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lenora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Highland had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Choice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Choice is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Whalan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Amherst is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Lanesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Henrytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henrytown is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
- Bratsberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Lenora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lenora is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
- Peterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Yucatan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Isinours
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Isinours is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isinours
- Arendahl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arendahl is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arendahl
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riceford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Rushford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 68 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. 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 start with 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 Minnesota
- Pages specific to Fillmore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Houston County
- Olmsted County
- Winona County
- Allamakee County
- Howard County
- Winneshiek County
- Buffalo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Highland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Highland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |