Welcome to Highland View ...

Highland View is located in Gulf County<1>.

The location of Highland View has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Highland View, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1947.

A typical abbreviation for Highland View: Highland Vw.

Highland View is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Highland View lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Highland View (for example, toward Carrabelle), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Highland View: (850) & (448)<4>

Websites for Highland View ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.gulfcountychamberofcommerce.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Highland View, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Highland View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Highland View: This one is located in Gulf County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

Beyond Florida, there are 8 communities that are also named Highland View - they are located in Maryland (2), Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2) and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Highland View.

Communities near Highland View ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Highland View.

• Mexico Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico Beach
  • Mexico Beach is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico Beach <5>
• White City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Gulf County
• Bay City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Bay City is located in Franklin County
• Apalachicola
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalachicola
  • Apalachicola is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apalachicola <5>
• Wewahitchka
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewahitchka
  • Wewahitchka is located in Gulf County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wewahitchka <5>
• Sumatra
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumatra
  • Sumatra is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumatra <5>
• Callaway
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
  • Callaway is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <5>
• Eastpoint
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpoint
  • Eastpoint is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpoint <5>
• Parker
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,109 people
• Bay Harbor ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Harbor
  • Bay Harbor is located in Bay County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Highland View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highland View.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Highland View. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland View.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland View. See our Newspapers Page for Highland View.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland View ...

Looking for more information about Highland View? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Highland View, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Highland View.

Adding Highland View to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Highland View in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Highland View was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Highland View post office opened in 1947.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highland View.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gulf County: www.gulfcountygovernment.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/