Welcome to Highland Park ...

Highland Park is located in Whitley County<1>.

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

Highland Park is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Highland Park is within the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Highland Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Highland Park: This one is located in Whitley County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 96 communities that are also named Highland Park - they are located in Alabama (4), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona (2), California (5), Colorado (4), Connecticut, Florida (5), Georgia (5), Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (5), Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (7), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (6), Texas, Virginia (8), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Highland Park ...

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

• Corbin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Corbin is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corbin <4>
• Barbourville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbourville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
  • Barbourville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <4>
• Jellico
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellico
  • Jellico is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jellico <4>
• Elk Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
  • Elk Valley is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
• Pleasant View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
• Verne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
  • Verne is located in Whitley County
• Rockholds
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
  • Rockholds is located in Whitley County
• Louden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
  • Louden is located in Whitley County
• Nevisdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
  • Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
• Packard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
  • Packard is located in Whitley 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 Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highland Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Park ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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