Welcome to Highland ...

Highland is located in Vermillion 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 1838.

Highland is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Highland (for example, toward Chrisman (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Highland lies within the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Highland ...

While we believe that this Highland is located in Vermillion County, we know of another 3 Indiana communities named Highland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lake, Vanderburgh and Washington County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 88 communities that are also named Highland - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (3), California (2), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Florida (2), Illinois, 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.

• Clinton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Georgetown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Rockville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• Fairview Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Chrisman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <4>
• Cayuga
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
  • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <4>
• Ridge Farm
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Farm
  • Ridge Farm is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge Farm <4>
• Rosedale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Rosedale has also been known as:
  • Roseville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>
• Dana
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Dana is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
• Newport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Highland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 1838.

We also found Highland in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov