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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 High Falls (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 High Falls. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

High Falls is located in Moore County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Moore County: Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond & Scotland.

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

  • Moore County     (The home county of High Falls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
    • Parkwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkwood is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
    • Robbins
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jugtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jugtown is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
    • Carthage
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Zion Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Zion Grove is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
    • Dover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Dover is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Harris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Harris is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Seven Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
    • Eagle Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West End
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Whispering Pines
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cameron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Alamance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
    • Pleasant Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Snow Camp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Sutphin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Sutphin is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
    • Mandale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mandale is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
  • Chatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
    • Bennett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Carbonton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Carbonton is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
    • Bear Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Bonlee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bonlee is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
    • Goldston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gulf
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Gulf is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
    • Siler City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Farmville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pittsboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Moncure
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Haywood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Haywood is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
    • Brickhaven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
  • Guilford County
  • Harnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
    • Murchisontown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
    • Olivia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Seminole
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Seminole is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
    • Johnsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Pineview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pineview is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
    • Barbecue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Barbecue is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
    • Ryes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Ryes is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
    • Spout Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
  • Hoke County
    • Ashley Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
    • White Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • White Hill is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
    • Cumnock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Cumnock is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnock
    • Western Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Western Hills is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
    • Wildwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Wildwood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Glenwood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
    • Green Valley Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Quail Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Tramway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Tramway is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
    • Lemon Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
    • Parkwood Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
    • Sanford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Colon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Colon is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
    • Asbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Asbury is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Ether
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Ether is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
    • Star
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Star is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <1>
    • Allreds
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Allreds is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
    • Biscoe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Biscoe is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biscoe <1>
    • Candor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Abner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Abner is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
    • Troy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Troy is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Shiloh ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Ophir
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ophir is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Wadeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
    • Eldorado
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Falls, with the one closest to High Falls listed first.
    • Coleridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Coleridge is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
    • Yow Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
    • Seagrove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Michfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Michfield is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
    • Ramseur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklinville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Staley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
    • Asheboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Central Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Central Falls is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
    • Liberty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Eleazer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Eleazer is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
  • Richmond County
    • Norman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Norman is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people

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

Cemeteries Near High Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High Falls.

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 High Falls - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for High Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<4>

While we didn't find High Falls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of High Falls.

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

  • Cheeks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheeks is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks
  • Carthage
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coleridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Coleridge is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
  • Goldston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gulf
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gulf is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
  • Asbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Asbury is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
  • Ether
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ether is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
  • Star
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Star is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <1>
  • Siler City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Allreds
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Allreds is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
  • Candor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West End
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cameron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ramseur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Okeewemee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Okeewemee is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeewemee

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

Newspapers Published in High Falls ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Falls, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High Falls.

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 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 High Falls:

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 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.
<3>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- High Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 High Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.