Welcome to Highfield ...

Highfield is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Highfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Highfield is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Highfield: (301) & (240)<4>

Communities Also Named Highfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Highfield: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Montgomery County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 8 communities that are also named Highfield - they are located in Montana, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2) and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Highfield ...

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

• Hagerstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Chambersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
  • Chambersburg is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambersburg <5>
• Waynesboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Gettysburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <5>
• Thurmont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <5>
• Taneytown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <5>
• Walkersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
• Middletown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Greencastle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <5>
• Carroll Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
  • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highfield ...

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

Adding Highfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Highfield 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 Highfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Highfield post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/