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 Highmount (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 Highmount. 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 doctors 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.
Highmount is located in York 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 York County: Baltimore (MD), Carroll (MD), Harford (MD), Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin & Lancaster.
Below are the counties that are near Highmount. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highmount:
- York County (The home county of Highmount)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highmount, with the one closest to Highmount listed first.
- Wrightsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hallam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hallam is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
- Yorkana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- East Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Stonybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- Holtz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holtz is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
- Craley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Starview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Bittersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bittersville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- East York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East York is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Wolf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highmount, with the one closest to Highmount listed first.
- East Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Abbottstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Meade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Meade is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meade
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- McSherrystown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- New Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edgegrove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Latimore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Latimore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimore
- Newchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Newchester is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newchester
- York Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brush Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highmount, with the one closest to Highmount listed first.
- Mount Aetna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Womelsdorf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highmount, with the one closest to Highmount listed first.
- Lisburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Lower Allen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lemoyne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Camp Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wormleysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- West Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Enola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Mechanicsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highmount, with the one closest to Highmount listed first.
- Royalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Bachmanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Highspire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hershey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hummelstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Lawnton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lawnton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnton
- Rutherford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Steelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paxtang
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paxtang is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtang
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highmount, with the one closest to Highmount listed first.
- Marietta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Billmeyer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Billmeyer is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billmeyer
- Florin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Ironville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Rheems
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Mount Joy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Borough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Mountville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Silver Spring is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Central Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highmount, with the one closest to Highmount listed first.
- Lawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Mount Gretna Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Campbelltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fontana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Burd Coleman Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Miners Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Miners Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Village
- Quentin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cornwall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highmount, with the one closest to Highmount listed first.
- Marysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highmount, with the one closest to Highmount listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Maryland Line
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Freeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Eklo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Stablersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Walker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Parkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highmount, with the one closest to Highmount listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Lineboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Roller
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Cecil County (MD)
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highmount, with the one closest to Highmount listed first.
- Cambria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Pylesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Shawsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Street
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Scarboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highmount, see our County-by-County Page for Highmount.
Cemeteries Near Highmount ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highmount.
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 Highmount - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highmount covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highmount, with the one closest to Highmount listed first.
- Dietz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dietz Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Hallam.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963492 <2>
- Strickler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kreutz Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wrightsville.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wrightsville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #206172 <2>
- Marietta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Donegal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brenneman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canadochly Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Haldeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strickler - Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Highmount in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highmount.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highmount, with the one closest to Highmount listed first.
- Stoner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stoner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
- Strickler
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Strickler is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- Wrightsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yorkana is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Chickies
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chickies is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickies
- Maytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stonybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stonybrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook
- East Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Prospect is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cordelia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cordelia is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Florin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Holtz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holtz is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
- Craley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craley
- Washington Borough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highmount. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highmount.
Newspapers Published in Highmount ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highmount.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highmount, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highmount.
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 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 Highmount:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Berks County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Perry County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Harford 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 Highmount, 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 from Point A (ie- Highmount) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |