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 Park (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 Park. 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 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.
Highland Park is located in Fond du Lac County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fond du Lac County: Calumet, Dodge, Green Lake, Sheboygan, Washington & Winnebago.
Below are the counties that are near Highland Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland Park:
- Fond du Lac County (The home county of Highland Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Gladstone Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone Beach
- Johnsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Calumetville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Linden Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Linden Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
- Minawa Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minawa Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minawa Beach
- Malone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Garnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Peebles
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Calvary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Mount Calvary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- North Fond du Lac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Fond du Lac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Brown County
- Askeaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Askeaton is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askeaton
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Brothertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Quinney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- Stockbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- New Holstein
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Chilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Brant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Hayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Harrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Sherwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sherwood is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,040 people
- Hilbert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Potter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Potter is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Saint John
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Lomira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Knowles
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Theresa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Theresa is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Waupun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waupun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
- Kekoskee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Mayville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mayville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
- Atwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Green Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Utley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- Green Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Kiel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Rockville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Steinthal
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Louis Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Millhome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Saint Nazianz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- School Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- Collins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collins is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Spring Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Valders
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valders is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valders
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Osman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Osman is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Reedsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Outagamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Appleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Combined Locks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Kimberly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Little Chute
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Apple Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Medina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Medina is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Sheboygan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Elkhart Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Glenbeulah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Rhine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Plymouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Johnsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Cascade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Waldo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Howards Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Adell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Ourtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Kohler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Wayne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Saint Michaels
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Boltonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Fillmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Winnebago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Point Comfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Black Wolf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Stony Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Oshkosh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Fitzgerald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerald is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
- Fisk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fisk is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Adella Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
- Reighmoor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
- Pickett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Neenah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- Harbor Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Allenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland Park, see our County-by-County Page for Highland Park.
Cemeteries Near Highland Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland Park.
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 Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rothmann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Taycheedah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morrill Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Quinney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dick Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<1>
While we didn't find Highland Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland Park, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Calumet Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Calumet Harbor is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Harbor
- Silica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Silica is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Johnsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Calumetville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Malone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Peebles
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peebles is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
- Brothertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Taycheedah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Taycheedah is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taycheedah
- Mount Calvary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Calvary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Jericho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Marytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marytown is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marytown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Van Dyne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Van Dyne is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Dyne
- Black Wolf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Black Wolf is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Dotyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland Park.
Newspapers Published in Highland Park ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland Park, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Park:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Fond du Lac County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Calumet County
- Dodge County
- Green Lake County
- Manitowoc County
- Outagamie County
- Sheboygan County
- Washington County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |