Welcome to Highland ...

Highland is located in Spokane County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Highland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Highland is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Highland is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Highland lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Highland is located in the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Highland ...

While we believe that this Highland is located in Spokane County, we know of another 5 Washington communities named Highland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Asotin, Benton, Clark, Snohomish and Walla Walla County.

Beyond Washington, there are 88 communities that are also named Highland - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (3), California (2), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana (4), Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (4), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (6), Texas (6), Utah (2), Virginia (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Highland ...

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

• Spokane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
  • Spokane is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane <4>
• Spokane Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane Valley
  • Spokane Valley is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane Valley <4>
• Cheney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
  • Cheney is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheney <4>
• Airway Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airway Heights
  • Airway Heights is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Airway Heights <4>
• Medical Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Lake
  • Medical Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medical Lake <4>
• Deer Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <4>
• Millwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Millwood is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
• Reardan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reardan
  • Reardan is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reardan <4>
• Spangle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangle
  • Spangle is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spangle <4>
• Nine Mile Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile Falls
  • Nine Mile Falls is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nine Mile Falls <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland ...

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

Adding Highland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Highland post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Spokane County: www.spokanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/