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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 Hightower (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 Hightower. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Hightower is located in Liberty County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Liberty County: Chambers, Hardin, Harris, Montgomery, Polk & San Jacinto.

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

  • Liberty County     (The home county of Hightower)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hightower, with the one closest to Hightower listed first.
    • Rayburn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
      • Rayburn is located in Liberty County
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Africa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
      • Africa is located in Liberty County
    • Cleveland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <3>
    • North Cleveland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
      • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Romayor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romayor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romayor
      • Romayor is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romayor <3>
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nimrod have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
      • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
    • Rye
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <3>
    • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Thicket Creekmore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Thicket Creekmore Village
      • Big Thicket Creekmore Village is located in Liberty County
    • Coushatta Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coushatta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta Village
      • Coushatta Village is located in Liberty County
    • Fuqua ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
      • Fuqua is located in Liberty County
    • Plum Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Mariam
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariam
      • Mariam is located in Liberty County
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hightower, with the one closest to Hightower listed first.
    • Votaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Votaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Votaw
      • Votaw is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Votaw <3>
    • Thicket
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thicket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thicket
      • Thicket is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thicket <3>
    • Batson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bragg ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
      • Bragg is located in Hardin County
    • Saratoga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
      • Saratoga is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <3>
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hightower, with the one closest to Hightower listed first.
    • Elm Grove Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
      • Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
    • Huffman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bear Branch Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Branch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch Village
      • Bear Branch Village is located in Harris County
    • Greentree Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
      • Greentree Village is located in Harris County
    • Sherwood Trails Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood Trails Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Trails Village
      • Sherwood Trails Village is located in Harris County
    • Hunter Ridge Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
      • Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
    • Woodland Hills Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills Village
      • Woodland Hills Village is located in Harris County
    • Atascocita
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atascocita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atascocita
      • Atascocita is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atascocita <3>
    • Kingwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
      • Kingwood is located in Harris County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <3>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hightower, with the one closest to Hightower listed first.
    • Splendora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Splendora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splendora
      • Splendora is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Splendora <3>
    • Patton Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
      • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
    • Roman Forest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roman Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
      • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
    • Woodbranch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
      • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • New Caney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cut and Shoot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Grangerland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Porter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Porter Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
      • Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Woodloch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodloch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodloch
      • Woodloch is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
    • Conroe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
      • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <3>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hightower, with the one closest to Hightower listed first.
    • Ace
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ace
      • Ace is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ace <3>
    • Goodrich
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <3>
    • Schwab City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwab City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
      • Schwab City is located in Polk County
    • Swartout ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
      • Swartout is located in Polk County
    • Lamont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
      • Lamont is located in Polk County
    • West Livingston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
      • West Livingston is located in Polk County
    • Livingston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Oak Shade
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
      • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
    • Dallardsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Willard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Willard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
      • New Willard is located in Polk County
    • Onalaska
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
      • Onalaska is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <3>
    • Bold Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
      • Bold Springs is located in Polk County
  • San Jacinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hightower, with the one closest to Hightower listed first.
    • Shepherd
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
      • Shepherd is located in San Jacinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <3>
    • Magnolia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
    • Coldspring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldspring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
      • Coldspring is located in San Jacinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldspring <3>
    • Evergreen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
    • Laurel Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
    • Point Blank
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Hightower ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hightower.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Boothe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boothe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boothe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McGinnis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGinnis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGinnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cleveland Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Coley Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coley Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coley Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hanson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanson Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hanson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977616 <4>
  • Squier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Big Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roark Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wells Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lums Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lums Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lums Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lovett Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Pin Oak Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pin Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pin Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ryan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fields Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3582 <4>

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.<5>

While we didn't find Hightower in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hightower.

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

  • Keno
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
    • Keno is located in Liberty County
  • Cleveland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <3>
  • Shepherd
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
    • Shepherd is located in San Jacinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <3>
  • Goodrich
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Goodrich is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <3>
  • Coldspring
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldspring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
    • Coldspring is located in San Jacinto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldspring <3>
  • Evergreen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
  • New Caney
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Livingston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Maynard
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
  • Dayton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,628 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
  • Huffman
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Liberty
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,506 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>
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    • Ames
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
      • Ames is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
    • Dallardsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Saratoga
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
      • Saratoga is located in Hardin County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hightower. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hightower.

Newspapers Published in Hightower ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hightower.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hightower, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hightower.

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 websites either 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 Hightower:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hightower. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Liberty County: www.co.liberty.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hightower, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hightower) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hightower. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3916, Longitude: -94.9722       In this case, the coordinates for Hightower have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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