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 (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. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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 is located in Obion 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 Obion County: Fulton (KY), Dyer, Gibson, Lake & Weakley.
Below are the counties that are near Highland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland:
- Obion County (The home county of Highland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Union City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rives
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Pierce Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Woodland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Englewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
- McConnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- South Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Obion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Hornbeak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Samburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Trimble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Churchton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Churchton is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
- Newbern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meacham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Tatumville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Bogota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Tilghman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Rutherford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yorkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Four Points
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Dyer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henry County
- Cottage Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- New Markham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Markham is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Owl City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Proctor City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Sunkist Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Tiptonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ridgely
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Terrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Martin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Sidonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Latham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Ore Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Gleason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pillowville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Tumbling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Carlisle County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Milburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Kirbyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Fulton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Cayce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Water Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wingo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pryorsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Lynnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Sedalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Fancy Farm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Tri City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Hickman County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fulgham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Mississippi County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Wolf Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Pinhook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinhook is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
- Thirtyfour Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland, see our County-by-County Page for Highland.
Cemeteries Near Highland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Cheatham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- The East View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastview Cemetery
- Union City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11611 <2>
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phebus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wise - Holloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valentine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (530 more) ...
- Gill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joyner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill 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 Highland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Union City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rives
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Terrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Harris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Pierce Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Moffatt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moffatt is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffatt
- Crockett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crockett is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Mount Pelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pelia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pelia
- Gardner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Woodland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McConnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Crystal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crystal is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Martin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland.
Newspapers Published in Highland ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland.
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 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:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Obion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dyer County
- Gibson County
- Henry County
- Lake County
- Weakley County
- Carlisle County
- Fulton County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Mississippi 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> | 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 Highland, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Highland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |