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Welcome to High Bridge ...

High Bridge is located in Jessamine County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of High Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for High Bridge: High Brg. (or less commonly used: High Brdg. or High Brdge.)

High Bridge is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from High Bridge, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for High Bridge: (859)

Communities Also Named High Bridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named High Bridge - they are located in Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (3), Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near High Bridge ...

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

  • Lexington - Fayette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
    • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
  • Nicholasville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Danville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lawrenceburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
    • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <3>
  • Versailles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Harrodsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
    • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <3>
  • Wilmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lancaster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
  • Junction City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Boyle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
  • Burgin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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 High Bridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for High Bridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Bridge ...

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

Adding High Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the High Bridge post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for High Bridge.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jessamine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around High Bridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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