Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Highland (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Highland. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Highland is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery & Wythe.
Below are the counties that are near Highland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Highland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Parrott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cowan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Fairlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Newbern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Wurno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Hilton Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Draper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Snowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Mack Creek Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Bland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Round Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Bland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rocky Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Bastian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hicksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Sylvatus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Dugspur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shorts Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Sheep Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Hillsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Captain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Huffman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Simmonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Indian Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sowers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Duncan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Terrys Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Poff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Pizarro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Haycock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Poplar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Goodwins Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Thessalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Eggleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pembroke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pearisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bluff City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Narrows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Mountain Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Rich Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Lyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Prices Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Childress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- McBryde Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Merrimac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Sundance Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Riner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Christiansburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Old Farm Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Rogers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Mount Tabor Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Radford Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Sunset Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Simpkins Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Bent Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wabun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Locust Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Max Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Chiswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
- Siloam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Austinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wytheville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Logan County (WV)
- Rich Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Willowton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Oakvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- East River ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Elgood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Blake ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blake is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Athens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Princeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Edison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Johnston Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Bluefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Peterstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Assurance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Ballard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Wikel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Wayside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Summers County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Forest Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pipestem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland, see our County-by-County Page for Highland.
Cemeteries Near Highland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Highland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Highland Emmanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Anderson - Vickers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Dublin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Highland Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hickman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newbern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Staffordsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (441 more) ...
- Sunrise Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shannon - King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thornsprings Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Highland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belspring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belspring is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belspring
- Churchwood ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Churchwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchwood
- Poplar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Trigg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Staffordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Staffordsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordsville
- New River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Wabash ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Newbern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Bane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bane is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Radford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Radford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Radford
- Prospectdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prospectdale is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospectdale
- Goodwins Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland.
Newspapers Published in Highland ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Highland:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bland County
- Carroll County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Radford City
- Roanoke County
- Wythe County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Monroe County
- Summers 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Highland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |