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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 Beach (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 Beach. 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 Highland Beach ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Highland Beach: Highland Bch.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Highland Beach is located in Cayuga County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cayuga County: Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins & Wayne.

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

  • Cayuga County     (The home county of Highland Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Beach, with the one closest to Highland Beach listed first.
    • Melrose Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
      • Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
    • Auburn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Austin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Cayuga County
    • Niles
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
      • Niles is located in Cayuga County
    • Oakwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
    • Throop
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
    • Omro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
      • Omro is located in Cayuga County
    • Sennett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cascade
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cascade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Cascade is located in Cayuga County
    • Scipioville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scipioville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
      • Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
    • Cross Roads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross Roads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
      • Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
    • Kelloggsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
      • Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Beach, with the one closest to Highland Beach listed first.
    • Scott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Cortland County
    • East Scott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Scott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
      • East Scott is located in Cortland County
    • Cummings Crossing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
    • Little York
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Little York is located in Cortland County
    • Pratt Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
      • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
    • Preble
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Slab City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Cortland County
    • Homer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
    • Cortland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • East Homer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
    • East River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Cortland County
    • Munsons Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munsons Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
      • Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Beach, with the one closest to Highland Beach listed first.
    • Mandana
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
      • Mandana is located in Onondaga County
    • Skaneateles
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
      • Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <2>
    • Mottville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rose Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
    • Thorn Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorn Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
      • Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
    • Elbridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
      • Elbridge is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elbridge <2>
    • Marcellus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Halfway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halfway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
    • Marcellus Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marcellus Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus Falls
      • Marcellus Falls is located in Onondaga County
    • Spafford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
      • Spafford is located in Onondaga County
    • Jordan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Otisco Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
      • Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Beach, with the one closest to Highland Beach listed first.
    • Dobbins Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
    • Billsboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
    • Geneva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • West Junius
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Junius. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
    • Thompson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
    • Melvin Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melvin Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
    • Phelps
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Hall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Flint
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
    • Seneca Castle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Beach, with the one closest to Highland Beach listed first.
    • Hinmansville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
    • South Granby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Granby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
    • Phoenix
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowens Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
    • Sand Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
      • Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County
    • Fairdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
    • Hannibal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingalls Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
    • Pennellville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Beach, with the one closest to Highland Beach listed first.
    • Searsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
      • Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
    • Perry City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry City
      • Perry City is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry City <2>
    • Mecklenburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Beach, with the one closest to Highland Beach listed first.
    • Canoga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
    • Kuneytown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
    • East Varick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Varick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
    • Seneca Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Tyre
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
    • Waterloo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Kidders
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
    • Romulus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Interlaken
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ovid
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Willard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Border City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Beach, with the one closest to Highland Beach listed first.
    • North Lansing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Lake Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
      • Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
    • West Groton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
      • West Groton is located in Tompkins County
    • East Lansing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lansing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
      • East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Groton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Groton City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
      • Groton City is located in Tompkins County
    • Myers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
      • Myers is located in Tompkins County
    • Peruville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peruville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
      • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
    • Taughannock Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taughannock Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
      • Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
    • Trumansburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Willow Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
      • Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
    • Jacksonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Beach, with the one closest to Highland Beach listed first.
    • South Butler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
    • Clyde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
      • Red Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Creek <2>
    • Wolcott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Furnace Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
    • Wayne Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayne Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
    • Huron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
    • South Sodus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Sodus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Beach, with the one closest to Highland Beach listed first.
    • Angus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Angus is located in Yates County
    • Dresden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellona
      • Bellona is located in Yates County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellona <2>
    • Himrod
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Seneca Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seneca Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
    • Benton Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Center
      • Benton Center is located in Yates County

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

Cemeteries Near Highland Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland Beach.

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

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

  • Parsell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Conklin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Etten Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Etten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Etten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Petty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sand Beach Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Beach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Galpin Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galpin Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galpin Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Devine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Melrose Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melrose Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Melrose Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Auburn.
    • The Melrose Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Melrose Road Cemetery
    • Porter Road Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266624 <4>
  • Owasco Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owasco Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owasco Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Benson Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benson Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benson Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Farmer Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmer Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmer Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Arnold - Comstock Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold - Comstock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold - Comstock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fleming Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleming Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>

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

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

  • Degroff
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Degroff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degroff
    • Degroff is located in Cayuga County
  • Owasco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
    • Owasco is located in Cayuga County
  • Fleming
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
    • Fleming is located in Cayuga County
  • Mapleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Cayuga County
  • Auburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ensenore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensenore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensenore
    • Ensenore is located in Cayuga County
  • Austin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Austin is located in Cayuga County
  • Niles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
    • Niles is located in Cayuga County
  • Mandana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
    • Mandana is located in Onondaga County
  • Skaneateles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
    • Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <2>
  • Oakwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
  • Merrifield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrifield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield
    • Merrifield is located in Cayuga County
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    • Omro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
      • Omro is located in Cayuga County
    • Throop
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
    • Shamrock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Shamrock is located in Onondaga County

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

Newspapers Published in Highland Beach ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland Beach, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland Beach.

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 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 Beach:

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

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Highland Beach, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highland Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highland Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8776, Longitude: -76.5152       In this case, the coordinates for Highland Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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