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 View (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 View. 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 View ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for High View: High Vw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named High View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for High View.
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.
High View is located in Hampshire County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Hampshire County: Allegany (MD), Frederick (VA), Hardy, Mineral & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near High View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High View:
- Hampshire County (The home county of High View)
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Lehew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Capon Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yellow Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North River Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Sedan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Good
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Slanesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Higginsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Three Churches
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Romney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Ridgeway
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gerrardstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Inwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Arden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Baker Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Martinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy County
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Wardensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Baker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Fort Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Lost City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Middleway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Summit Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Jefferson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Charles Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kabletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Ranson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Bardane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Fort Ashby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Short Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Paw Paw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stotlers Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Magnolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Hansrote
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Doe Gully
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Woodmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Berryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Bath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Keifers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Oldtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Little Orleans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Spring Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Washington County (MD)
- Pearre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Wadesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Boyce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gaylord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Berrys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Arcadia Farm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Frogtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Fauquier County (VA)
- Petersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Rock Enon Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Lehew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Rosenberger
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Hayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Nordic Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Mountain Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Cross Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fawcett Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Chambersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Good
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Albin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Albin is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Rappahannock County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Chester Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Shenandoah County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Strasburg Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Strasburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Zepp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Toms Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maurertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Woodstock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Calvary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Seven Fountains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Willow Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Columbia Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Warren County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Reliance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Waterlick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Ashby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Milldale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milldale is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Riverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Front Royal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Limeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Limeton is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Happy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Applewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Winchester City (VA)
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to High View, see our County-by-County Page for High View.
Cemeteries Near High View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High View.
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 View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for High View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Capon Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Racey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lamps Memorial Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesboro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Quaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wisecarver Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 High View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of High View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from High View, with the one closest to High View listed first.
- Rock Enon Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Lehew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Hooks Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hooks Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mills
- Gore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Capon Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rosenberger
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Dillons Run ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dillons Run is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Run
- Yellow Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Williams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Williams is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Williams
- Hayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Cold Stream
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cold Stream is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Stream
- Capon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mountain Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Millbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Millbrook is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Fawcett Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around High View. See our List of 1890's Communities around High View.
Newspapers Published in High View ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around High View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High View, 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 High View.
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 helpful 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 View:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Hampshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson County
- Mineral County
- Morgan County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Clarke County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West 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 High View, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- High View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |