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Welcome to High Pine ...

High Pine is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of High Pine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

High Pine is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from High Pine (for example, toward Houston (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named High Pine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named High Pine: This one is located in Randolph County and the other is located in Clay County.

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

Communities near High Pine ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • LaFayette
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Wedowee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Wadley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Daviston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Five Points
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Points is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Houston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
  • Goldville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Abanda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Abanda is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Pine ...

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

Adding High Pine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of High Pine in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for High Pine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the High Pine post office opened in 1848. The High Pine post office closed in 1854.

For more details, see References and Mentions for High Pine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around High Pine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/