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 Estates (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 Estates. 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 Highland Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Highland Estates: Highland Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Highland Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Highland Estates.
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 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.
Highland Estates is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Bledsoe, Fentress, Morgan, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Highland Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland Estates:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Highland Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Estates, with the one closest to Highland Estates listed first.
- Erasmus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Todd Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Howard Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Lantana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
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- Dykes Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Lake Tansi Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Crossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Greenbriar Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Estates, with the one closest to Highland Estates listed first.
- Winesap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pikeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Summer City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Brockdell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Brayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Estates, with the one closest to Highland Estates listed first.
- Johnsons Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
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- Young Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Estates, with the one closest to Highland Estates listed first.
- Clarkrange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Grimsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Estates, with the one closest to Highland Estates listed first.
- Bucklick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Lavender
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Deer Lodge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Glades
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Estates, with the one closest to Highland Estates listed first.
- Obey City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Hanging Limb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Beaver Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Estates, with the one closest to Highland Estates listed first.
- Monterey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Shennon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Southtown Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- White Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Burgess
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Jeremiah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Algood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cookeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Park Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Boiling Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Estates, with the one closest to Highland Estates listed first.
- Spring City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Lakewood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Cumberland Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Ogden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Estates, with the one closest to Highland Estates listed first.
- Glen Alice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Pioneer Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Rockwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cardiff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Postoak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Estates, with the one closest to Highland Estates listed first.
- Sweetgum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Cave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
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- Laurelburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Estates, with the one closest to Highland Estates listed first.
- Campaign
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
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- Fall City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
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- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Estates, with the one closest to Highland Estates listed first.
- Ravenscroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Clarktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Doyle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Quebeck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Fanchers Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Drop ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Highland Estates.
Cemeteries Near Highland Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland Estates.
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 Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland Estates, with the one closest to Highland Estates listed first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Taylors Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Johnson Stand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Browntown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant HIll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clifty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Winkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leggett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McBride Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (636 more) ...
- Claysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eastland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bolin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Highland Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland Estates, with the one closest to Highland Estates listed first.
- Erasmus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Pomona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Lantana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Howard Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Crossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Bon Air
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bon Air is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Winesap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Woody
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Dug Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dug Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland Estates.
Newspapers Published in Highland Estates ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland Estates, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland Estates.
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 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 Estates:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- DeKalb County
- Fentress County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White 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> | 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 Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |