Welcome to Hightown ...

Hightown is located in Highland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hightown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Hightown is 3,120 feet [951 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Hightown is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Hightown lies within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Hightown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Hightown: This one is located in Highland County and the other is located in Rockingham County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 5 communities that are also named Hightown - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Mississippi and Texas.

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

Communities near Hightown ...

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

• Durbin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Durbin is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <4>
• Monterey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <4>
• Possum Trot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
  • Possum Trot is located in Highland County
• McDowell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
  • McDowell is located in Highland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDowell <4>
• Arbovale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbovale
  • Arbovale is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arbovale <4>
• Green Bank
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
  • Green Bank is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Bank <4>
• Harper
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Harper is located in Pendleton County (WV)
• Thornwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
  • Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
• Frank
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
  • Frank is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
• Dry Run
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
  • Dry Run is located in Pendleton County (WV)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hightown ...

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

Adding Hightown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hightown post office opened in 1857.

We also found Hightown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hightown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Highland County: www.highlandcova.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/