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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 Highfields (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. 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 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 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highfields:

  • Roanoke County     (The home county of Highfields)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highfields, with the one closest to Highfields listed first.
    • Cave Spring
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
    • Wabun
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wabun is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
    • Hanging Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
    • Bent Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Vinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Riverside is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Montgomery Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
    • Hollins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mason Cove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
    • Catawba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Moomaw ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
  • Bedford City
    • Bedford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highfields, with the one closest to Highfields listed first.
    • Goodview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Chamblissburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
    • Villamont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Villamont is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
    • Clevilas ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Clevilas is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
    • Coonsville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Coonsville is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
    • Montvale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Moneta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Radford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Radford is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
    • Davis Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
    • Joppa Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
    • Peaksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Peaksville is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
    • Huddleston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Botetourt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highfields, with the one closest to Highfields listed first.
    • Apple Tree Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
    • Runaway Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
    • Cloverdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Laymantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
    • Daleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Amsterdam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Blue Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Troutville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Haymakertown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
    • Fincastle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Botetourt ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
    • Lithia
      (23 miles [37 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, with the one closest to Highfields listed first.
    • Abbott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Abbott is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
    • New Castle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Simmonsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Simmonsville is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
    • Huffman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Huffman is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
    • Captain
      (26 miles [41.8 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, with the one closest to Highfields listed first.
    • Simpsons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Simpsons is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
    • Terrys Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
    • Pizarro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pizarro is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
    • Poff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Poff is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
    • Sowers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sowers is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • Floyd
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Haycock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Haycock is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highfields, with the one closest to Highfields listed first.
    • Boones Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Algoma
      (11 miles [17.7 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
    • Villa ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 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 south)
      • Barfoot is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
    • Rocky Mount
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Felicia ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Felicia is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
    • Redwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Redwood is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
    • Hales Ford ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
    • Westlake Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
  • Giles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highfields, with the one closest to Highfields listed first.
    • Newport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Newport is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Mountain Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
    • Kire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kire is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
  • Henry County
    • Oak Level
      (28 miles [45.1 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, with the one closest to Highfields listed first.
    • Elliston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Shawsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Alleghany Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
    • Montgomery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Bennetts Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
    • Ellett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ellett is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
    • Houchins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Houchins is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
    • Old Farm Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
    • Raintree Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
    • Mount Tabor Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
    • Oak Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Blacksburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Patrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highfields, with the one closest to Highfields listed first.
    • Dodson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Dodson is located in Patrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Charity
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Charity is located in Patrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highfields, with the one closest to Highfields listed first.
    • Cowan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cowan is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
    • Fairlawn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Radford City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highfields, with the one closest to Highfields listed first.
    • Mill Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Mill Village is located in Radford City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Radford Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Radford Village is located in Radford City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
    • Radford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Simpkins Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
    • Sunset Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Sunset Village is located in Radford City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
  • Roanoke City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highfields, with the one closest to Highfields listed first.
    • Garden City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Buena Vista
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Roanoke
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Highfields, with the one closest to Highfields listed first.
    • Salem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sunset Village
      (5 miles [8 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, see our County-by-County Page for Highfields.

Cemeteries Near Highfields ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highfields.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bellvue Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Muse Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Henry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kittinger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hackett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • James E Day Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Amos Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Amos Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Miller Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (769 more) ...
    • Martin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Campbells Burial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Church Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Cave Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Poages Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poages Mill
  • Naff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Naff is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
  • Airpoint
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
  • Roanoke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bent Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Leslie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Leslie is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Boones Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Vinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lafayette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Copper Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Algoma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Algoma is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
    • Wyatt ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Wyatt is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
    • Bonsack
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonsack

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Highfields:

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>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.