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 Highfield (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 Highfield. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Highfield is located in Butler County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Highfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highfield:
- Butler County (The home county of Highfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfield, with the one closest to Highfield listed first.
- Butler
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Oak Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Hills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Meadowood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood
- Meridian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- McCalmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McCalmont is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalmont
- East Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Nixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nixon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Connoquenessing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Ribold
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
- Herman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brownsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfield, with the one closest to Highfield listed first.
- Culmerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Culmerville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culmerville
- Curtisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Gibsonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wexford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bradford Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Russellton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wildwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rural Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Karns
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Karns is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns
- Sligo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Allison Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brackenridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfield, with the one closest to Highfield listed first.
- Shadyside Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Laird Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Worthington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kaylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Fredericksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Slate Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Cowansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Walkchalk
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Walkchalk is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkchalk
- Bradys Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Queenstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Aladdin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Freeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McVille
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfield, with the one closest to Highfield listed first.
- Goehring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Lillyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Knob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Barrisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Frisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Wallace City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Ellwood City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Economy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- Freedom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Koppel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfield, with the one closest to Highfield listed first.
- East Brady
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipston is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Catfish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Bela
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bela is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
- Foxburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Lawsonham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lawsonham is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonham
- Saint Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Toby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Toby is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
- Rimersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Callensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Callensburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Turkey City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfield, with the one closest to Highfield listed first.
- Grant City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Rose Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Harlansburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Ellport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Energy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Altman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- McCaslin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Wampum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Moravia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- New Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- South New Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Mahoningtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfield, with the one closest to Highfield listed first.
- Courtneys Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- North Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Swamproot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Perrys Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Leesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Kilgore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Mercer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perrine Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfield, with the one closest to Highfield listed first.
- Eakin Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Nectarine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Barkeyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clintonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bullion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Emlenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saint George
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Pearl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Henderson Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfield, with the one closest to Highfield listed first.
- Bagdad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Arnold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Burrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Kensington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- West Leechburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Hyde Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weinel Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weinel Crossroads is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinel Crossroads
- East Vandergrift
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
- Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
- Vandergrift
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
- North Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Washington is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highfield, see our County-by-County Page for Highfield.
Cemeteries Near Highfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highfield.
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 Highfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highfield, with the one closest to Highfield listed first.
- South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
- The North Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44515 <2>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter's Parish Family RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46247 <2>
- Butler Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45919 <2>
- Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zions Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Chestnut Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gruenwalt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Highfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highfield, with the one closest to Highfield listed first.
- Butler
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McCalmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McCalmont is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalmont
- Mount Chestnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Chestnut is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chestnut
- Renfrew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Connoquenessing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Ribold
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
- Brinker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brinker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinker
- Brownsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
- Herman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Zeno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zeno is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeno
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Jefferson Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Center
- Great Belt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Carbon Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carbon Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highfield.
Newspapers Published in Highfield ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highfield, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highfield.
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 websites either 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 Highfield:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Clarion County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Highfield, 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- Highfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |