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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 is located in McLennan 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 McLennan County: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hill & Limestone.
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:
- McLennan County (The home county of Highland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Speegleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
- Crawford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- China Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bosqueville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- Hewitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Rock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Waco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Patrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Gholson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gholson is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Lorena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lorena is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Robinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Pendleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Moffat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Moffat is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
- Morgan's Point Resort
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oenaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oenaville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
- Brookhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Temple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bosque County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Valley Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenock is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Cayote
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cayote is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayote
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laguna Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Womack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Womack is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Norse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norse is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
- Coryell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- McGregor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oglesby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lime City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Coryell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coryell is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
- Leon Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- The Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- South Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Mountain is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Gates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
- Turnersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Turnersville is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Gatesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Bruceville - Eddy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Golinda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Mooreville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- North Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Prairie is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Satin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Chilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Durango
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Lott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Tyson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tyson is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
- Aquilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Abbott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone County
- Watt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Watt is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt
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.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McLennan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hog Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bible Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- China Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Comanche Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horne Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- The Rock Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock Springs Church Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175393 <2>
- Goodall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (169 more) ...
- Riggs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Riggs Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riggs Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Waco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2593778 <2>
- Bosqueville Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kimmonsville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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.
- South Bosque
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Bosque is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bosque
- Speegleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
- Crawford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McGregor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ritchie is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- China Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hewitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bosqueville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- Valley Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oglesby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Patrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Osage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Gholson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gholson is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Lime City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
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 42 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 30 miles [48.3 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 start with 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:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to McLennan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Bosque County
- Coryell County
- Falls County
- Hill County
- Limestone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |