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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 Hightown (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 Hightown. 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 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.

Hightown is located in Alcorn County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alcorn County: Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN) & McNairy (TN).

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

  • Alcorn County     (The home county of Hightown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hightown, with the one closest to Hightown listed first.
    • Kossuth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Allentown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Biggersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rienzi
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Searcy Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
      • Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
    • Corinth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
      • Glen is located in Alcorn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Glens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
      • Glens is located in Alcorn County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glens
      • From Hightown to Glens
    • Jacinto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Farmington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Alcorn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hightown, with the one closest to Hightown listed first.
    • Canaan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Ashland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <1>
    • Pine Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Benton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pine Grove
      • From Hightown to Pine Grove
  • Itawamba County
    • Kirkville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
      • Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kirkville
      • From Hightown to Kirkville
  • Lee County
  • Prentiss County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hightown, with the one closest to Hightown listed first.
    • Pisgah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jumpertown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Blackland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Booneville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Prentiss County
    • Geeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
      • Geeville is located in Prentiss County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Geeville
      • From Hightown to Geeville
    • Wheeler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Altitude
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Baldwyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
      • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <1>
    • Burton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Prentiss County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burton
      • From Hightown to Burton
    • New Site
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Marietta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Prentiss County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Tippah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hightown, with the one closest to Hightown listed first.
    • Tiplersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Walnut
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Falkner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dumas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
      • Dumas is located in Tippah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Ripley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Clarysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowrey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
      • Lowrey is located in Tippah County
    • Whitten Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitten Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
      • Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
    • Gravestown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Tishomingo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hightown, with the one closest to Hightown listed first.
    • Burnsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
      • Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <1>
    • Paden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
      • Paden is located in Tishomingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Midway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Iuka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Short
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
      • Short is located in Tishomingo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Short
      • From Hightown to Short
    • Tishomingo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oldham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Dennis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hightown, with the one closest to Hightown listed first.
    • Graham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Molino
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Molino. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
      • Molino is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Molino
      • From Hightown to Molino
    • Alpine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ellistown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Glenfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
      • Glenfield is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenfield
      • From Hightown to Glenfield
    • Mound City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
      • Mound City is located in Union County
    • New Albany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardeman County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hightown, with the one closest to Hightown listed first.
    • Essary Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Middleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rogers Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Saulsbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saulsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
      • Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Hornsby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornsby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
      • Hornsby is located in Hardeman County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Hardin County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hightown, with the one closest to Hightown listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hamburg
      • From Hightown to Hamburg
    • Nash Landing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Slab Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
      • Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Nixon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
    • Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg Landing Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      • Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
    • Pyburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McNairy County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hightown, with the one closest to Hightown listed first.
    • Chewalla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Guys
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ramer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramer
      • Ramer is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramer <1>
    • Eastview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
      • Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Caffey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caffey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
      • Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caffey
      • From Hightown to Caffey
    • Michie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Falcon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Tulu
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulu have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
      • Tulu is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
    • Selmer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmer
      • Selmer is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selmer <1>
    • Rose Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
      • Rose Creek is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rose Creek
      • From Hightown to Rose Creek
    • Stantonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethel Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Springs
      • Bethel Springs is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Springs <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Hightown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hightown.

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 Hightown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alcorn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alcorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alcorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Mound Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dilworth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dilworth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty African-American Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tuscumbia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuscumbia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuscumbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Church of Christ Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (545 more) ...
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tuscumbias Grave
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuscumbias Grave
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuscumbias Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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, Hightown had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Kossuth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Silver Springs is located in Tippah County
  • Theo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theo
    • Theo is located in Alcorn County
  • Rienzi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gift
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
    • Gift is located in Alcorn County
  • Cuba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Alcorn County
  • Corinth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mitchell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Tippah County
  • Blackland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Booneville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wenasoga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wenasoga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenasoga
    • Wenasoga is located in Alcorn County
  • Chewalla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Hightown ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hightown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hightown, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hightown.

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 Hightown:

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Hightown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hightown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hightown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8218, Longitude: -88.6701       In this case, the coordinates for Hightown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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