Nearest Communities to Highland,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Highland, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Highland:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Highland.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Highland is located in Lake County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lake County: Cook, Saint Louis, Ashland (WI), Bayfield (WI) & Douglas (WI).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 59 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Highland. Of these communities, 25 are located in counties other than Lake County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Highland (which is Lake County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Highland
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Lake County (where Highland resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.lake.mn.us/
- County Seat for Lake: Two Harbors
- Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Highland ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Highland.
- Lauren
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lauren is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauren
- Wales
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Alger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alger is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- York
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- York is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- London is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Stewart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stewart is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- McNair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McNair is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair
- Silver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Beaver Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beaver Crossing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
- Waldo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waldo is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Darby Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Darby Junction is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Junction
- Norshor Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norshor Junction is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norshor Junction
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Castle Danger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Danger is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Danger
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Two Harbors
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Toimi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Toimi is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toimi
- Scott Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Scott Junction is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Junction
- Larsmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Larsmont is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larsmont
- Greenwood Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Junction is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Junction
- Knife River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whyte
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whyte is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Beaver Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Beaver Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Beaver Bay is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Beaver Bay
- Silver Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lax Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lax Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lax Lake
- Winter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winter is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Illgen City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Illgen City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illgen City
- Finland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jay See Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jay See Landing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay See Landing
- Murphy City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy City
- Baptism Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baptism Crossing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptism Crossing
- Kennedy Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy Landing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Landing
- Bell Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Harbor is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Harbor
- Little Marais Postoffice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Louis County
- County Website: https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Saint Louis: Duluth
- Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Highland ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Highland.
- Rollins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Brimson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Breda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Breda is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
- Hornby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Bassett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bassett is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Fairbanks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Reno
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Clappers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clappers is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clappers
- Palmers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Palmers is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmers
- French River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- French River is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French River
- Skibo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Skibo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skibo
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Markham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Markham is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Lakewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen has also been known as:
- Allen Junction
- Arnold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold is located in Saint Louis County
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- Fredenberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fredenberg is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredenberg
- Palo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palo is located in Saint Louis County
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- Wyman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Lester Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lester Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Park
- Hoyt Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Park
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Shaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Whiteface
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whiteface is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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