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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 Park (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 Park. 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 hospitals and 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.

Highland Park is located in Niagara County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Niagara County: Erie, Genesee & Orleans.

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

  • Niagara County     (The home county of Highland Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
    • Wrights Corners
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Lockport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • South Lockport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • South Lockport is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
    • Gasport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Corwin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Corwin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
    • Lockport Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
    • Warrens Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
    • Hartland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hartland is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Coomer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Coomer is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
    • Newfane
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Dysinger
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
    • Wolcottsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
    • Swormville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
    • Clarence Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Getzville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Harris Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
    • Akron Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
    • Akron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Amherst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Williamsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Tonawanda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowmansville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kenmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
    • Alabama
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
    • Amherst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Basom
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheatville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
    • Indian Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
    • North Pembroke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
    • Corfu
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bushville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bushville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
    • Ridgewood Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
    • Sawens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
    • Elba
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Elba is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <1>
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Lakewood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
    • Medina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lyndonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shadigee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Shadigee is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee
    • Eagle Harbor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Kenyonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Kenyonville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyonville
    • West Barre
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • West Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Barre
    • Gaines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Gaines is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines
    • Kuckville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Kuckville is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
    • Albion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • South Barre
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • South Barre is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
    • Folsomdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
    • Attica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Highland Park ...

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

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

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

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

  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Mary's RC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Price Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cold Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cold Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wright's Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Huskey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (307 more) ...
    • Orangeport Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • St. Bridgets Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pomeroy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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 Highland Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland Park.

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

  • Wrights Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
  • Lockport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Orangeport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Orangeport is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeport
  • Hickory Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
  • Lockport Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
  • Gasport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Warrens Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
  • McNalls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • McNalls is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNalls
  • Hartland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Coomer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coomer is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
  • East Wilson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Wilson is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilson
  • Newfane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Raymond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Raymond is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Rapids
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Rapids is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
    • Dysinger
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger

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

Newspapers Published in Highland Park ...

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 153 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland Park, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Highland Park:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highland Park) 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 Highland Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.