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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Point (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 Point. 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.

Name Variations for High Point ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for High Point: High Pt.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named High Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for High Point.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and hospitals 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.

High Point is primarily located in Guilford County. A portion of High Point extends into Davidson County, Forsyth County and Randolph 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 Guilford County: Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Forsyth, Randolph, Rockingham & Stokes.

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

  • Guilford County     (The home county of High Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
    • Sherwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
    • Allen Jay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamestown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Freeman Mill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
    • Kirkman Crossroad
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • Colfax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pomona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pomona is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Guilford College
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Latham Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Latham Town is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
    • Southmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Southmont is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
    • Pleasant Garden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fairfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairfield is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Alamance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
    • Kimesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • The Country
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • The Country is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Country
    • Glenwood Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Glenwood Acres is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Acres
    • Mark View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mark View is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark View
    • Random Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Random Hills is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
    • Westbrook Forest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Westbrook Forest is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Forest
    • Westbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Westbrook is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Westview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Westview is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
    • Alamance Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Alamance Acres is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamance Acres
    • Alamance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Alamance is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
    • Country Club Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Country Club Acres is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Acres
    • Deerfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Deerfield is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Elon College
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Davidson County
  • Davie County
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
    • Horneytown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Yorktown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Beeson Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Beeson Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Crossroads
    • Kernersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sedge Garden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sedge Garden is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedge Garden
    • Sun Meadows
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
    • Applegate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Applegate is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
    • Christy Acres
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Christy Acres is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy Acres
    • High Meadows
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
    • Wellington Way
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wellington Way is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Way
    • Willowbend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
    • Benefit ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Benefit is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
    • Cliffwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cliffwood is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood
  • Randolph County
  • Rockingham County
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
    • Trading Ford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Yadkin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Yadkin is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
    • Morgan Ford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pooletown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Craven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shannon Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
    • East Spencer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Spencer is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
    • Ellis Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
    • Spencer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stokes County
  • Yadkin County

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

Cemeteries Near High Point ...

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

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 Point - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that High Point had a population of 2,179 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, High Point had a population of 113,565 people.

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

  • Archdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinity
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Deep River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Thomasville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Progress
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Progress is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
  • Freeman Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
  • Glenola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenola is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenola
  • Fair Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethany ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Friendship
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Friendship is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Light
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Light is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in High Point ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Point, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High Point.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 High Point:

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>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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- High Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.