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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 Addition (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 Addition. 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 Addition is located in Parker County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Parker County: Erath, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Tarrant & Wise.

Below are the counties that are near Highland Addition. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland Addition:

  • Parker County     (The home county of Highland Addition)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Addition, with the one closest to Highland Addition listed first.
    • Reno
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Reno is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,473 people
    • Springtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanctuary
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Azle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
    • Carter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Carter is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Goshen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Dicey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dicey is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
    • Agnes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
    • Willow Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hudson Oaks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Poolville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Peaster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Addition, with the one closest to Highland Addition listed first.
    • Elizabethtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Justin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roanoke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • DISH
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • DISH is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DISH
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Northlake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshall Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
    • Trophy Club
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Westlake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Corral City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Corral City is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Ponder
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Stony
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stony is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
    • Argyle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hood County
    • Cresson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Addition, with the one closest to Highland Addition listed first.
    • Gibtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
    • Westbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Wizard Wells
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
    • Perrin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Johnson County
    • Crowley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Addition, with the one closest to Highland Addition listed first.
    • Salesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
    • Wolters Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
    • Mineral Wells
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Addition, with the one closest to Highland Addition listed first.
    • Pelican Bay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
    • Pecan Acres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Pecan Acres is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Acres
    • Eagle Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
    • Lakeside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
    • Lake Worth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • White Settlement
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Haslet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Saginaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sansom Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Mound
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • River Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Westworth Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Westworth Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westworth Village
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highland Addition, with the one closest to Highland Addition listed first.
    • Briar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Briar is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
    • Newark
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyd
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Aurora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rhome
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Paradise
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Herman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • New Fairview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Boonsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
    • Bluett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Bridgeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Decatur
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland Addition, see our County-by-County Page for Highland Addition.

Cemeteries Near Highland Addition ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland Addition.

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 Addition - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland Addition covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland Addition, with the one closest to Highland Addition listed first.

  • Jay Bird / Union Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bud Clark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Opal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Azleland Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azleland Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Azleland Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Azle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #814160 <2>
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Annas Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Goshen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Smith - Frazier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stokes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (132 more) ...
    • Keeter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Clark Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Newsom Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Highland Addition in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland Addition.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland Addition, with the one closest to Highland Addition listed first.

  • Springtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Azle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Azle is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
  • Carter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Carter is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Briar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Briar is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
  • Keeter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Keeter is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeter
  • Dicey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dicey is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
  • Cottondale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cottondale is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Agnes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Agnes is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
  • Aurora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Avondale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Avondale is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
  • Rhome
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Poolville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Peaster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Paradise
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Weatherford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland Addition. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland Addition.

Newspapers Published in Highland Addition ...

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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Addition.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland Addition, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland Addition.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Addition:

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 '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- Highland Addition) 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 Highland Addition, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.