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 Station (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 Station. 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 Station ...
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 Station: Highland Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Highland Station. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Highland Station.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Highland Station is located in Highland 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 Highland County: Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Pike & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Highland Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland Station:
- Highland County (The home county of Highland Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Station, with the one closest to Highland Station listed first.
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Leesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bridges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- East Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Willettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Hoagland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shackleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Lynchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Barretts Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Station, with the one closest to Highland Station listed first.
- Louden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- May Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Emerald
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Tranquility
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Locust Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Seaman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Peebles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Youngsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Harshasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Unity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Station, with the one closest to Highland Station listed first.
- Saint Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Fayetteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Fincastle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Fivemile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Sardinia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Macon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Bardwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Mount Orab
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Arnheim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Station, with the one closest to Highland Station listed first.
- Moores Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Marathon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Newtonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Monterey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Station, with the one closest to Highland Station listed first.
- Memphis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- New Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lees Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Sabina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Martinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Morrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Wilmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Westboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Port William
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Blanchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Station, with the one closest to Highland Station listed first.
- Washington Court House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Hagler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Milledgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Bloomingburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yatesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Cook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Station, with the one closest to Highland Station listed first.
- Bowersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- New Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Grape Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Roxanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Spring Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilberforce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Xenia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Station, with the one closest to Highland Station listed first.
- South Solon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Range
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Station, with the one closest to Highland Station listed first.
- New Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grange Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Williamsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Station, with the one closest to Highland Station listed first.
- Cynthiana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Newfain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Spellman Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Latham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Station, with the one closest to Highland Station listed first.
- Fruitdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Humboldt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- South Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Austin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Lattaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Dills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Frankfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roxabell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Bourneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Musselman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Nipgen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Station, with the one closest to Highland Station listed first.
- Osceola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Harveysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Butlerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- San Je Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Pleasant Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Corwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morrow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Comargo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Comargo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comargo
- Cozaddale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cozaddale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozaddale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland Station, see our County-by-County Page for Highland Station.
Cemeteries Near Highland Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland Station.
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 Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland Station, with the one closest to Highland Station listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Highland.
- The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lexington Cemetery
- New Lexington Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Polk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- High Top Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Canney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (555 more) ...
- Swadley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garface Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leaverton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland Station, with the one closest to Highland Station listed first.
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Careytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Careytown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Careytown
- Leesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Samantha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Samantha is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Bridges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- East Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- New Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Memphis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Lees Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Willettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- New Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Martinsburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsburg
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- New Antioch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Antioch is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Antioch
- Sabina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland Station.
Newspapers Published in Highland Station ...
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 Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland Station, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland Station.
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 Station:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Highland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Madison County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Warren 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 Station, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highland Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |