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 Highland Bend (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 Bend. 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 Bend ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Highland Bend: Highland Bnd.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Highland Bend is located in Scioto County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scioto County: Greenup (KY), Lewis (KY), Adams, Jackson, Lawrence & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Highland Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland Bend:
- Scioto County (The home county of Highland Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Bend, with the one closest to Highland Bend listed first.
- Slocum
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Sciotodale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
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- Sciotoville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Wheelersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Scioto Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Harrison Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Rosemount
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Minford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Purdy Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Portsmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Bend, with the one closest to Highland Bend listed first.
- Blue Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jaybird
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Mineral Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Squirrel Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Rome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Lynx
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Moore ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Bend, with the one closest to Highland Bend listed first.
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Patriot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Rio Grande
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
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- Edna ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rodney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Bend, with the one closest to Highland Bend listed first.
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Blackfork Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Glade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
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- Banner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rempel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Petrea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
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- Pattonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Coalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Altoona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Bend, with the one closest to Highland Bend listed first.
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Pedro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Hanging Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Sherritts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
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- Ironton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Kitts Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Coal Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Aid
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Andis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Bend, with the one closest to Highland Bend listed first.
- Wakefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
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- Wetmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Coopersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Shyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Sargents
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Beaver
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Riverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Zahn's Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Greggs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
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- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Bend, with the one closest to Highland Bend listed first.
- Alma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Richmond Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Bend, with the one closest to Highland Bend listed first.
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Millseat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Princess
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Princess is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Cannonsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Catlettsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mavity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Rush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Bend, with the one closest to Highland Bend listed first.
- Kehoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Boone Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County (KY)
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- Carter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carter is located in Carter County (KY)
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- Smiths Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Pactolus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Grayson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wesleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Bend, with the one closest to Highland Bend listed first.
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- South Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- South Portsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Lloyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Greenup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Wurtland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Worthington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Raceland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Flatwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Bend, with the one closest to Highland Bend listed first.
- Firebrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vanceburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Dix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Bend, with the one closest to Highland Bend listed first.
- Ceredo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kenova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland Bend, see our County-by-County Page for Highland Bend.
Cemeteries Near Highland Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland Bend.
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 Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland Bend, with the one closest to Highland Bend listed first.
- Highland Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rawley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Schaffer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- The Barrett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dixon Mill Cemetery
- Hatch Cemetery
- Rigrish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Wheelersburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slocum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Batterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (763 more) ...
- Knore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Highland Bend in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland Bend.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland Bend, with the one closest to Highland Bend listed first.
- Sciotoville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Slocum
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Siloam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- New Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wheelersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Limeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Limeville is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
- Gephart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gephart is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gephart
- Scioto Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Harrison Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Portsmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edmunds Switch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edmunds Switch is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Switch
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lyra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lyra is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyra
- Wallace Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Mills
- South Portsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland Bend.
Newspapers Published in Highland Bend ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland Bend, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland Bend.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bend:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Scioto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Greenup County
- Lewis County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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 Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |