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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Highland City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Highland City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Highland City, please Contact Us.
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 City (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 City. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Highland City is historic, it would have been located within present day Silver Bow County.
To see how the shape of Montana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Silver Bow County: Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Jefferson & Madison.
Below are the counties that are near Highland City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland City:
- Silver Bow County (The home county of Highland City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland City, with the one closest to Highland City listed first.
- Moose Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
- Janney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Janney is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Butte - Silver Bow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
- Divide
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Butte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Walkerville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
- Walkerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ramsay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont Hot Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
- Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
- Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
- Gregson Hot Springs
- Gregson Springs
- Gregson
- Beaverhead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland City, with the one closest to Highland City listed first.
- Glendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Wise River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lion City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lion City is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lion City
- Deer Lodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland City, with the one closest to Highland City listed first.
- Gregson ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
- French Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Mine Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mine Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Creek
- Warm Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland City, with the one closest to Highland City listed first.
- Pipestone Hot Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
- Pipestone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Piedmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Whitehall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elk Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
- Cardwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland City, with the one closest to Highland City listed first.
- Silver Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Bridges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mammoth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mammoth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Jefferson Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island
- Strawberry ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Strawberry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Sheridan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland City, see our County-by-County Page for Highland City.
Cemeteries Near Highland City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland City.
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 City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland City, with the one closest to Highland City listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Butte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21010 <3>
- Rochester Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21101 <3>
- Melrose Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Star Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the B'nai Israel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bnai Israel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20750 <3>
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Moriah Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Butte.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21007 <3>
- Glendale Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Creek Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dewey Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bird Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Bridges Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find Highland City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland City, with the one closest to Highland City listed first.
- Highview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highview is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Feely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Feely is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feely
- Woodin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodin is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodin
- Divide
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buxton is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rocker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rocker is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocker
- East Butte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Butte is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Butte
- Butte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burlington ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Pipestone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Silver Bow ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bow
- Walkerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland City.
Newspapers Published in Highland City ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland City, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland City.
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 City:
- Websites specific to Montana
- Pages specific to Silver Bow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaverhead County
- Deer Lodge County
- Jefferson County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Montana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Highland City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |