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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 southwest 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 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 west 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 Park is located in Orangeburg County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Orangeburg County: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester & Lexington.

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:

  • Orangeburg 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.
    • Cordova
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Edisto
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
      • Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
    • Orangeburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rowesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilkinson Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
      • Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
    • Brookdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
      • Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
    • Cope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <1>
    • Stilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
      • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
    • Wren Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
    • Bolen Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County
    • Sixty Six
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jamison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
      • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
    • Salley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Perry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Allendale County
    • Ulmer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
    • Bamberg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Denmark
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Govan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Ehrhardt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Olar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <1>
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
    • Blackville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hilda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Whaley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Elko
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
    • Barnwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
    • Cameron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Saint Matthews
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Creston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
    • Johnsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
    • Smoaks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lodge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Williams
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ashton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
    • Ruffin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Canadys
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
    • Reevesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint George
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Grover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harleyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
    • Swansea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gaston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Gaston is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <1>
  • Richland County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland Park, see our County-by-County Page for 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 39 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Wesley Grove UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Grove UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Grove UMC Cemetery
  • Smoak Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smoak Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smoak Family Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Edisto Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edisto Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edisto Baptist Church Cemetery
  • New Hope Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Methodist Cemetery
  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Cemetery
  • Zion Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Orangeburg Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orangeburg Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orangeburg Memorial Cemetery
  • St. George Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. George Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Continue List   (236 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Canaan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery

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.<5>

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.

  • Felder
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder
    • Felder is located in Orangeburg County
  • Rowesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sixty Six
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
    • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
  • Stilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
    • Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jamison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
    • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
  • Bamberg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Branchville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bowman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
    • Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
  • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
    • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
  • Denmark
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Matthews
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <1>
    • Felderville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felderville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felderville
      • Felderville is located in Orangeburg County
    • Elloree
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highland Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4257, Longitude: -80.8809       In this case, the coordinates for Highland Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.




 

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