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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Highland is located in Perry County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Perry County: Jackson (IL), Randolph (IL), Union (IL), Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Saint Francois & Sainte Genevieve.

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:

  • Perry County     (The home county of Highland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
    • Millheim
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
      • Millheim is located in Perry County
    • Perryville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Biehle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biehle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
      • Biehle is located in Perry County
    • Silver Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Perry County
    • Longtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
      • Longtown is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Eureka
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Perry County
    • Sereno
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
      • Sereno is located in Perry County
    • Uniontown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Perry County
    • Farrar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farrar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
      • Farrar is located in Perry County
    • Lithium
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lithium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
      • Lithium is located in Perry County
    • McBride
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Perry County
    • Brazeau
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
      • Brazeau is located in Perry County
    • Frohna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frohna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
      • Frohna is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Bollinger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
    • Sedgewickville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgewickville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
      • Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Patton Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
      • Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
    • Patton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Seopus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
      • Seopus is located in Bollinger County
    • Glenallen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenallen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
      • Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Marble Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
      • Marble Hill is located in Bollinger County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Hill <1>
    • Leopold
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leopold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
      • Leopold is located in Bollinger County
    • Grassy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
      • Grassy is located in Bollinger County
  • Cape Girardeau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
    • Friedheim
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friedheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedheim
      • Friedheim is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friedheim <1>
    • Old Appleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
      • Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Daisy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
      • Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Oak Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <1>
    • Shawneetown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
      • Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Millersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
      • Millersville is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <1>
    • Pocahontas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
      • Pocahontas is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <1>
    • Burfordville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Gravel Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
      • Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Leemon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
      • Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jackson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
    • Crump
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
      • Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Gordonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
    • Cornwall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
      • Cornwall is located in Madison County
    • Marquand
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
      • Marquand is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Junction City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • Mine La Motte
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
      • Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
    • Cobalt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
      • Cobalt is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Fredericktown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
      • Fredericktown is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,005 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <1>
    • Millcreek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
      • Millcreek is located in Madison County
  • Saint Francois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
    • Knob Lick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
      • Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
    • Farmington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Sainte Genevieve County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
    • Minnith
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
      • Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County
    • Saint Mary
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
      • Saint Mary is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <1>
    • Clearwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
      • Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
    • Ozora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozora
      • Ozora is located in Sainte Genevieve County
    • Womack
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
      • Womack is located in Sainte Genevieve County
    • Coffman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
      • Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
    • River aux Vases
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River aux Vases
      • River aux Vases is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Former name for River aux Vases:
      • Staabtown
    • Quarry Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarry Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
      • Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Quarry Town has also been known as:
      • Quarrytown
    • Avon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
    • Sainte Genevieve
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
      • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <1>
    • Marlo ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlo
      • Marlo is located in Sainte Genevieve County
    • New Offenburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
      • New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
    • Weingarten
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
      • Weingarten is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jackson County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
    • Degognia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Degognia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
      • Degognia is located in Jackson County (IL)
    • Jacob
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Grand Tower
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Gorham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
      • Gorham is located in Jackson County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <1>
    • Ava
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ava have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
      • Ava is located in Jackson County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <1>
    • Campbell Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pomona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Jackson County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <1>
    • Oraville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Perry County (IL)
    • Willisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
      • Willisville is located in Perry County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <1>
  • Randolph County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
    • Rockwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Randolph County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <1>
    • Chester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Randolph County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
    • Dozaville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
      • Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
    • Kaskaskia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaskaskia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
      • Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Menard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menard
      • Menard is located in Randolph County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menard <1>
    • Leanderville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
      • Leanderville is located in Randolph County (IL)
    • Bremen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ellis Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellis Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Grove
      • Ellis Grove is located in Randolph County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellis Grove <1>
    • New Palestine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
      • New Palestine is located in Randolph County (IL)
    • Shiloh Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
      • Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County (IL)
    • Steeleville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blair
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Randolph County (IL)
    • Modoc
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
      • Modoc is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Union County (IL)
    • Wolf Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
      • Wolf Lake is located in Union County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Lake <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland, see our County-by-County Page for 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 107 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 23 miles [37 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 first turn to 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 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.

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 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.

  • Campground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Maurus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Maurus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Maurus Cemetery
  • Friedenberg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friedenberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedenberg Cemetery
  • Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home Cemetery
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
  • St. Marys of the Barrens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys of the Barrens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys of the Barrens Cemetery
  • Meyer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meyer Cemetery
  • Hart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Perryville.
    • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Immanuel Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29496 <4>
  • St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Rose of Lima Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
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    • Shrum Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shrum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shrum Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Baptist Shed Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Shed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Shed 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>

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.

  • Millheim
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Millheim is located in Perry County
  • Biehle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biehle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
    • Biehle is located in Perry County
  • Perryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Silver Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake is located in Perry County
  • Longtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
    • Longtown is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Friedheim
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friedheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedheim
    • Friedheim is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friedheim <1>
  • Brewer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Brewer is located in Perry County
  • Yount
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount
    • Yount is located in Perry County
  • Alliance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alliance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
    • Alliance is located in Bollinger County
  • Arnsberg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnsberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnsberg
    • Arnsberg is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Sereno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
    • Sereno is located in Perry County
  • Old Appleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
    • Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
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    • Uniontown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Perry County
    • Crosstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
      • Crosstown is located in Perry County
    • Daisy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
      • Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County

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.

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perryvillemo.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6645, Longitude: -89.8915       In this case, the coordinates for Highland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Highland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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