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 High Point (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 High Point. 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.
Name Variations for High Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for High Point: High Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named High Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for High Point.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
High Point is located in Scott County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: McCreary (KY), Anderson, Campbell, Fentress, Morgan & Pickett.
Below are the counties that are near High Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High Point:
- Scott County (The home county of High Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Verdun
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Verdun is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- West Oneida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Oneida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Helenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Foster Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winona is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- West Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Isham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Isham is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Rocky Top
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <1>
- Fraterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fraterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
- Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Stanfill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Elk Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Silica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Silica is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Caryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shea is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shea
- Jacksboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jellico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- LaFollette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <1>
- Habersham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Habersham is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habersham
- Pine Crest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Crest is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,388 people
- Fincastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Morley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Morley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Demory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Demory is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demory
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Gernt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Armathwaite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Allardt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Pall Mall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grimsley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Crab
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Cooper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Mill Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Burrville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Sunbright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Annadel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Mahan Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mahan Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Village
- Glades
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Deer Lodge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Lavender
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Lancing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wartburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Petros
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Petros is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Population from the 2010 Census: 583 people
- Bucklick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Pickett County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chanute
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- McCreary County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Strunk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Pine Knot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Revelo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Smith Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitley City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marshes Siding
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Wiborg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wayne County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Parmleysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Mount Pisgah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Ritner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Slickford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Sumpter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Shearer Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitley County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Ayers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Red Ash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Saxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Lot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Pleasant View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Emlyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Packard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Packard is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to High Point, see our County-by-County Page for High Point.
Cemeteries Near High Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High Point.
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 High Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for High Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Troxel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxel Cemetery
- The Troxel Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Point Cemetery
- Carson Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Memorial Cemetery
- The Carson Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carson Cemetery
- Hazel Valley Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazel Valley Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Oneida.
- The Hazel Valley Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hazel Valley Church Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17666 <3>
- Cotton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pike Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marcum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marcum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Honeycutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cecil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coffey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cooper Memorial Gardens is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Oneida.
- The Cooper Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- New Haven Cemetery
- West Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147163 <3>
- Continue List (783 more) ...
- New Haven Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Helenwood Cut Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Punkin Hollow 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.<4>
While we didn't find High Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of High Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Oneida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Helenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Doctors ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Doctors is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors
- New River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bowl ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bowl is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowl
- Isham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Isham is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- Elgin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Hughett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Jeffers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffers is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rugby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Norma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around High Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around High Point.
Newspapers Published in High Point ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Point, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High Point.
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 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 High Point:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Campbell County
- Fentress County
- Morgan County
- Pickett County
- McCreary County
- Wayne County
- Whitley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- High Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 High Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |