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 High Point (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 High Point. 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 High Point ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for High Point: High Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named High Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for High Point.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
High Point is located in Culpeper County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Culpeper County: Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near High Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High Point:
- Culpeper County (The home county of High Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Culpeper
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Norman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Rixeyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Griffinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Elkwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eggbornsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Waylands Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Homeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Lignum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Kellys Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Jeffersonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Albemarle County
- Burnley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Remington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bealeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Opal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Turnbull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Midland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Orlean
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Warrenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Brent Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Catlett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Dawsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Kinderhook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Quinque
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Stanardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Meltons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Green Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Trevilians
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Tryme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Peola Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Burnt Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Madison Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Aroda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Syria
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ruth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Wolftown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- True Blue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Burr Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Indian Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Rhoadesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grassland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Locust Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Orange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Danton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Montpelier Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Barboursville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Kimball
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Marksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Luray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rileyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Aden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Nokesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Combat Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Kopp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Bristow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haymarket
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Locust Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Scrabble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Amissville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Sperryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Dunavant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Parker
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Paytes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Brockroad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Todds Tavern
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Childs Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Holladay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Margo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Post Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Cropp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Storck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Hartwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Berea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Meadowood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Falmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- King James Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Northridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Overall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Applewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Bentonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to High Point, see our County-by-County Page for High Point.
Cemeteries Near High Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High Point.
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 High Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for High Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Culpeper National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beaver Creek Brethren Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- All Saints Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Salem.
- The Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canaan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49676 <2>
- Palmyra Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Lael Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perrowville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thorofare Community Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
While we didn't find High Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of High Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from High Point, with the one closest to High Point listed first.
- Culpeper
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brandy Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alanthus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Norman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Winston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winston is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Stevensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stevensburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensburg
- Clarkson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clarkson is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Rixeyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Eggbornsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Raccoon Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Raccoon Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Ford
- Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Homeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- True Blue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Lignum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around High Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around High Point.
Newspapers Published in High Point ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Point, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 High Point:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Culpeper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 drawn from Point A (ie- High Point) 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 High Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |