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 Park (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 Park. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Highland Park is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Chautauqua (NY), Ashtabula (OH), Crawford (OH) & Warren (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Highland Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland Park:
- Erie County (The home county of Highland Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Kearsarge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kearsarge is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- West Millcreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Millcreek is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millcreek
- Lakewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Erie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Erie is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
- Lawrence Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence Park is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
- Wesleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McKean is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- McKean has also been known as:
- Middleboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKean <1>
- Avonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avonia is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonia
- Borough of Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Francis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Francis is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Franklin Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Girard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Girard is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Crossingville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Cambridge Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Venango
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mosiertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Brown Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill
- Woodcock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Springboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Canadohta Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Canadohta Lake is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadohta Lake
- Springboro Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Saegertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saegertown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saegertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- Lincolnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Rootville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rootville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rootville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Columbus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Colza
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colza is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
- Chautauqua County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Findley Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- French Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- French Creek is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
- Ripley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Sherman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Clymer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
- Forsyth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- Ashtabula County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Conneaut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kelloggsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- North Kingsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland Park, see our County-by-County Page for Highland Park.
Cemeteries Near Highland Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland Park.
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 Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Erie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Valley Cemetery
- Tallmadge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46556 <2>
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruhl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Intergreen Gorge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (105 more) ...
- Golden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Highland Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Dock Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dock Junction is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- West Millcreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Millcreek is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millcreek
- Kearsarge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kearsarge is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Swanville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swanville is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville
- Erie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Erie is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
- Langdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Langdon is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Belle Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belle Valley is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Valley
- McKean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McKean is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- McKean has also been known as:
- Middleboro
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKean <1>
- Godard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Godard is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godard
- Wesleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avonia is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonia
- Borough of Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sterrettania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sterrettania is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrettania
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Hammett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hammett is also located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland Park.
Newspapers Published in Highland Park ...
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 187 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland Park, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Highland Park:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Warren County
- Chautauqua County
- Ashtabula 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 Highland Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |