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 Highfields Farm Estates (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 Highfields Farm Estates. 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 Highfields Farm Estates ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Highfields Farm Estates: Highfields Farm Ests.
- While the name of this community is Highfields Farm Estates, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Highfields Farm Estates may originally have been Highfield's Farm Estates.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Highfields Farm Estates might be written as Highfield Farm Estates.
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 southwest 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 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.
Highfields Farm Estates is located in Roanoke 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 Roanoke County: Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Highfields Farm Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highfields Farm Estates:
- Roanoke County (The home county of Highfields Farm Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfields Farm Estates, with the one closest to Highfields Farm Estates listed first.
- Cave Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Wabun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Bent Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Hanging Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Vinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Mason Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Hollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfields Farm Estates, with the one closest to Highfields Farm Estates listed first.
- Goodview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chamblissburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Villamont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Montvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moneta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Radford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Davis Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Joppa Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfields Farm Estates, with the one closest to Highfields Farm Estates listed first.
- Runaway Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Apple Tree Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laymantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Amsterdam
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Blue Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Troutville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Haymakertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Fincastle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Lithia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfields Farm Estates, with the one closest to Highfields Farm Estates listed first.
- Abbott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- New Castle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Huffman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Captain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfields Farm Estates, with the one closest to Highfields Farm Estates listed first.
- Simpsons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Terrys Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Pizarro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Sowers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Poff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Duncan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfields Farm Estates, with the one closest to Highfields Farm Estates listed first.
- Boones Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Algoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gogginsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Burnt Chimney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Villa ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Barfoot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ferrum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Redwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfields Farm Estates, with the one closest to Highfields Farm Estates listed first.
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Mountain Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Kire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kire is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Goodwins Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Eggleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- Oak Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfields Farm Estates, with the one closest to Highfields Farm Estates listed first.
- Elliston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shawsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alleghany Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Bennetts Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Ellett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Houchins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Old Farm Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Blacksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Tabor Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfields Farm Estates, with the one closest to Highfields Farm Estates listed first.
- Dodson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Charity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Elamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Woolwine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfields Farm Estates, with the one closest to Highfields Farm Estates listed first.
- Cowan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairlawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Snowville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Parrott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfields Farm Estates, with the one closest to Highfields Farm Estates listed first.
- Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Radford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfields Farm Estates, with the one closest to Highfields Farm Estates listed first.
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Highfields Farm Estates, with the one closest to Highfields Farm Estates listed first.
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highfields Farm Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Highfields Farm Estates.
Cemeteries Near Highfields Farm Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highfields Farm Estates.
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 Highfields Farm Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highfields Farm Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highfields Farm Estates, with the one closest to Highfields Farm Estates listed first.
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kittinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Henry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bellvue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Muse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beamer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cummings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hackett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duckwiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (766 more) ...
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Highfields Farm Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highfields Farm Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highfields Farm Estates, with the one closest to Highfields Farm Estates listed first.
- Poages Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poages Mill
- Airpoint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
- Cave Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Bent Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Naff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
- Boones Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Elliston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Copper Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leslie is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Shawsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Algoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Vinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bradshaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highfields Farm Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highfields Farm Estates.
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 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 Highfields Farm Estates:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Roanoke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Henry County
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke City
- Salem City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Highfields Farm Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |