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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 Highwater (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 Highwater. 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 Highwater ...

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.

Highwater has also been known as: Sylvania.

Another variation: High Water.

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 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 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.

Highwater is located in Licking County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Licking County: Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Knox, Muskingum & Perry.

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

  • Licking County     (The home county of Highwater)
  • Coshocton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highwater, with the one closest to Highwater listed first.
    • New Guilford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Owls Town ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owls Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
      • Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
    • Walhonding
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooperdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • West Bedford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Mohawk Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
      • Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
    • Nellie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
      • Nellie is located in Coshocton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Warsaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Coshocton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <2>
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highwater, with the one closest to Highwater listed first.
    • Green ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
      • Green is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Green
      • From Highwater to Green
    • Ralph ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
      • Ralph is located in Delaware County
    • Snipetown ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snipetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
      • Snipetown is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Snipetown
      • From Highwater to Snipetown
    • North Condit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Condit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • South Condit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Vans Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Culver Creek ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harlem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Peerless ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peerless. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
      • Peerless is located in Delaware County
      • Peerless has also been known as:
      • Peerless Station
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peerless
      • From Highwater to Peerless
    • East Liberty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Walnut ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Walnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
      • Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Big Walnut
      • From Highwater to Big Walnut
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highwater, with the one closest to Highwater listed first.
    • Lakeside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lakeside
      • From Highwater to Lakeside
    • Fairfield Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
      • Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
    • Millersport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersport
      • Millersport is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersport <2>
    • Baltimore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
      • Baltimore is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <2>
    • Thurston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
      • Thurston is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Pickerington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasantville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Pleasantville is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <2>
    • Carroll
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Rushville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <2>
    • West Rushville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
      • West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Jefferson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
    • Lithopolis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lithopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithopolis
      • Lithopolis is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lithopolis <2>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highwater, with the one closest to Highwater listed first.
    • New Albany
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
      • New Albany is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
    • Oakland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Havens Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Blacklick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Central College ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Pinhook ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinhook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
      • Pinhook is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pinhook
      • From Highwater to Pinhook
    • Gahanna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
      • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <2>
    • Reynoldsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gould Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Huber Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
      • Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
    • Westerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
      • Westerville is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <2>
    • Wonderland ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wonderland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
      • Wonderland is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wonderland
      • From Highwater to Wonderland
    • Blendon Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blendon Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
      • Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
      • Blendon Corner has also been known as:
      • Blendon Four Corners
      • Blendon
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blendon Corner
      • From Highwater to Blendon Corner
  • Holmes County
    • Stillwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
      • Stillwell is located in Holmes County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stillwell
      • From Highwater to Stillwell
  • Knox County
  • Morrow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highwater, with the one closest to Highwater listed first.
    • Bloomfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bloomfield
      • From Highwater to Bloomfield
    • Sparta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta is located in Morrow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
    • Vails Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Marengo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
      • Marengo is located in Morrow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <2>
    • Chesterville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Morrow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterville <2>
    • West Liberty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fulton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cardington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington
      • Cardington is located in Morrow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardington <2>
    • Mount Gilead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <2>
    • Westfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Morrow County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Westfield
      • From Highwater to Westfield
  • Muskingum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highwater, with the one closest to Highwater listed first.
    • Black Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Nashport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Frazeysburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazeysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazeysburg
      • Frazeysburg is located in Muskingum County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazeysburg <2>
    • Shannon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Trinway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Dresden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Rock Cut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Cut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
      • Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rock Cut
      • From Highwater to Rock Cut
    • Fultonham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultonham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
      • Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Gilbert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • North Zanesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
      • North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highwater, with the one closest to Highwater listed first.
    • Thornville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
      • Thornville is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornville <2>
    • Glenford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
      • Glenford is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenford <2>
    • Mount Perry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Somerset
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Avalon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highwater, with the one closest to Highwater listed first.
    • Butler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
    • Bellville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Highwater ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highwater.

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

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

  • Clark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bowers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Fredonia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fredonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fredonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fredonia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fredonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fredonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marple Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marple Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moorehead Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Phillips - White Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips - White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips - White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coad Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coad Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hancock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hancock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hancock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Wilson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Homer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Highwater had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Fredonia
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Licking County
  • New Way ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Way. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
    • New Way is located in Licking County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to New Way
    • From Highwater to New Way
  • Chatham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chatham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Licking County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chatham
    • From Highwater to Chatham
  • Vanatta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Louisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Utica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Homer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Licking County
  • Appleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Appleton is located in Licking County
  • Alexandria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Granville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Morgan Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Center
    • Morgan Center is located in Knox County
  • Lock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
    • Lock is located in Licking County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lock
    • From Highwater to Lock
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Highwater ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highwater.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highwater, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highwater.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Highwater:

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

The official website for Licking County: www.lcounty.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>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- Highwater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1761, Longitude: -82.5193    
<6>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 Highwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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