Welcome to Highland ...

Highland is located in Clay County<1>.

The location of Highland 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Highland is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Highland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Highland lies within the (904) area code.

Websites for Highland ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.claychamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Highland ...

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

Beyond Florida, there are 88 communities that are also named Highland - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (3), California (2), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Illinois, Indiana (4), Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (4), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (6), Texas (6), Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington (6), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Highland ...

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

• MacClenny
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacClenny
  • MacClenny is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for MacClenny <4>
• Starke
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starke
  • Starke is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starke <4>
• Lake Butler
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butler
  • Lake Butler is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Butler <4>
• Baldwin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <4>
• Penney Farms
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penney Farms
  • Penney Farms is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penney Farms <4>
• Lawtey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtey
  • Lawtey is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawtey <4>
• Hampton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Glen Saint Mary
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Saint Mary
  • Glen Saint Mary is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Saint Mary <4>
• Raiford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiford
  • Raiford is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raiford <4>
• Maxville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Maxville is located in Duval 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Highland. 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.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland ...

Looking for more information about Highland? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Highland.

Adding Highland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Highland 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Highland post office opened in 1882.

We also found Highland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountygov.com/

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