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 Heights (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 Heights. 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 Heights ...
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 Heights: Highland Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Highland Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Highland Heights.
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 doctors and hospitals 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 Heights is located in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County: Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near Highland Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland Heights:
- Cuyahoga County (The home county of Highland Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Heights, with the one closest to Highland Heights listed first.
- Richmond Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lyndhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mayfield Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Euclid
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Gates Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beachwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- University Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Heights, with the one closest to Highland Heights listed first.
- Hartsgrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Trumbull
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- East Trumbull
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Heights, with the one closest to Highland Heights listed first.
- Chesterland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Yates Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Bainbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chardon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Aquilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- West Bass Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Auburn Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Burton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Claridon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Welshfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Huntsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Heights, with the one closest to Highland Heights listed first.
- Willoughby Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wickliffe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willowick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waite Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Pecks Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Lakeline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Willoughby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kirtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eastlake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Timberlake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Brentwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Oak Hill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Heights, with the one closest to Highland Heights listed first.
- Avon Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Avon Point is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
- Avon Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Ridgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fields
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Heights, with the one closest to Highland Heights listed first.
- Hinckley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Valley City Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Heights, with the one closest to Highland Heights listed first.
- Aurora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mantua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Hiram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Evergreen Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Garrettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Drakesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Heights, with the one closest to Highland Heights listed first.
- Northfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Emmons Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Reminderville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Macedonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Twinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Boston Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Hudson Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Peninsula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Heights, with the one closest to Highland Heights listed first.
- Mesopotamia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Highland Heights.
Cemeteries Near Highland Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland Heights.
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 Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland Heights, with the one closest to Highland Heights listed first.
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Mayfield Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Whitehaven Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chardon Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Euclid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Acacia Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Memorial Park
- The Acacia Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Acacia Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery
- Acacia Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39597 <2>
- Knollwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wickliffe Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willoughby Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Nelaview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cleveland.
- The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41762 <2>
- Mayfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mayfield Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cleveland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42019 <2>
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>
While we didn't find Highland Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland Heights, with the one closest to Highland Heights listed first.
- Mayfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bluestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bluestone is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Noble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Noble is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Euclid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- East Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Gates Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wickliffe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Collinwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Collinwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Collamer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Collamer is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Rush Road ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rush Road is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Road
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coits
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coits is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coits
- Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland Heights.
Newspapers Published in Highland Heights ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland Heights, 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 Highland Heights.
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 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 Highland Heights:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Cuyahoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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> | 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 Highland Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |