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 (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. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Highland is located in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County: Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Highland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland:
- Allegheny County (The home county of Highland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Morningside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Morningside is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Sharpsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aspinwall
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nadine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nadine is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
- Cherry City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry City
- Etna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Millvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blawnox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
- Swissvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Freeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Leechburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
- Apollo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- North Apollo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edmon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edmon is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
- McVille
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McVille is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Neale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Neale is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
- Spring Church
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Cochrans Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Ambridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
- South Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Baden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gringo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Aliquippa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmont Village
- New Sheffield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sheffield
- Wallace City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace City is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
- Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knob
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Freedom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Valencia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mars
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Seven Fields
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fields is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
- Glade Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glade Mills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Mills
- Myoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Myoma is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myoma
- Ekastown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ekastown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekastown
- Fernway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fernway is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Fox Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ogle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ogle is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Callery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Frazier Mill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Mill
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairhope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairhope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
- Lynnwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lynnwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Arnold City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arnold City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
- Banning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Banning is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Brownstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Fayette City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fayette City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Whitsett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whitsett is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
- Fuller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fuller is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Lynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Newell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Chamouni
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- White
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- Clarksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bow is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Saltsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Ellsworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Finleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gastonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gastonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonville
- McMurray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Monongahela
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Eagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- MacDonald
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- McDonald
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Baidland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Baidland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baidland
- Black Diamond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Cokeburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Arnold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Kensington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Trafford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Murrysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Lower Burrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Larimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Larimer is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larimer
- North Irwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Export
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Irwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <1>
- Shafton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shafton is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland, see our County-by-County Page for Highland.
Cemeteries Near Highland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Allegheny Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Minersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville Cemetery
- The Minersville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Minersville Missouri Synod Cemetery
- Minersville Lutheran Synod Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1725217 <2>
- Smithfield East End Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Homewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunset View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ohave Shalom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohave Shalom Cemetery
- The Ohave Shalom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auhave Shalom Cemetery
- Sisters of St. Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (433 more) ...
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Pittsburgh.
- The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44504 <2>
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Highland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- East Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Liberty is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Sharpsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Homewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Morningside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Morningside is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside
- Brushton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brushton is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushton
- Aspinwall
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nadine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nadine is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadine
- Etna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Swissvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wittmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wittmer is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittmer
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Sandy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Creek is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Pittsburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Soho
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Soho is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soho
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland.
Newspapers Published in Highland ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Allegheny County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Fayette County
- Indiana County
- Washington 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 Highland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |