Welcome to Highpoint ...

Highpoint is located in Winston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Highpoint, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Highpoint is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Highpoint lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Highpoint is within the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Highpoint ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Highpoint: This one is located in Winston County and the other is located in Choctaw County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 7 communities that are also named Highpoint - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Maryland, Ohio and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Highpoint ...

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

• Louisville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Ackerman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
  • Ackerman is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackerman <4>
• Noxapater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
  • Noxapater is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <4>
• Weir
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
  • Weir is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <4>
• Ethel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Ethel is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
• Sturgis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <4>
• French Camp
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
  • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <4>
• McCool
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
  • McCool is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
• Hinze
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
  • Hinze is located in Winston County
• Williams
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Choctaw 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 Highpoint. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highpoint.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highpoint ...

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

Adding Highpoint to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Highpoint post office opened in 1907.

We also found Highpoint on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highpoint.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/