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 Highrock (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 Highrock. 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 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.
Highrock 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 Highrock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highrock:
- York County (The home county of Highrock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highrock, with the one closest to Highrock listed first.
- Muddy Creek Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Laurel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Bruce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Fenmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fenmore is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Airville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kyleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Goram
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goram is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goram
- Felton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stewartstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Draco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Draco is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Fawn Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highrock, with the one closest to Highrock listed first.
- Abbottstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- McSherrystown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- New Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highrock, with the one closest to Highrock listed first.
- Glen Roy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Tweedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Hopewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mount Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Barnsley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Chrome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chrome is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Atglen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lenover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lenover is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenover
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highrock, with the one closest to Highrock listed first.
- Royalton
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bachmanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highrock, with the one closest to Highrock listed first.
- Highville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Highville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highville
- Colemanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colemanville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemanville
- Mount Nebo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Creswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Letort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Letort is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letort
- Conestoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Washington Borough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Washington Borough is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Borough
- Buck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Furniss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Central Manor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Central Manor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Manor
- Slackwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
- Lebanon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highrock, with the one closest to Highrock listed first.
- Lawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Mount Gretna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Baltimore County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highrock, with the one closest to Highrock listed first.
- Gorsuch Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gorsuch Mills is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Mills
- Maryland Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland Line is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Line
- Shane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shane is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane
- Trump
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trump is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
- Freeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stablersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stablersville is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stablersville
- Walker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Parkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eklo is located in Baltimore County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eklo
- Monkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Highrock, with the one closest to Highrock listed first.
- Young Mans Fancy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Young Mans Fancy is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Mans Fancy
- Roller
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roller is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roller
- Lineboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Rockbrook Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
- Hampstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Berrywood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Carrollton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Yorkland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highrock, with the one closest to Highrock listed first.
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Oakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Rock Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Conowingo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlandsville is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlandsville
- Liberty Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Mason Dixon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mason Dixon Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Dixon Village
- Colora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rock Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Sylmar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sylmar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
- Port Deposit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Village
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highrock, with the one closest to Highrock listed first.
- Cambria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Pylesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Street
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Federal Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Shawsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Jarrettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Coopstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Chestnut Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Scarboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Forest Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- High Point Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highrock, see our County-by-County Page for Highrock.
Cemeteries Near Highrock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highrock.
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 Highrock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highrock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highrock, with the one closest to Highrock listed first.
- Chanceford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fawn AME Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Airville United Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Hopewell Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roundhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Roundhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centre Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fawn Grove Friends
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stewartstown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heaps Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Highrock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highrock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highrock, with the one closest to Highrock listed first.
- Muddy Creek Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Muddy Creek Forks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek Forks
- Hopewell Center
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hopewell Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
- Laurel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Bruce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Gatchellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gatchellville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatchellville
- Bridgeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Brogueville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brogueville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogueville
- Fenmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fenmore is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Bald Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
- Woodbine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Airville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Draco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Draco is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- New Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stewartstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highrock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highrock.
Newspapers Published in Highrock ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highrock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highrock, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highrock.
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 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 Highrock:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Chester County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Lebanon County
- Baltimore County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Montgomery 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> | 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- Highrock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Highrock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |