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Welcome to High Shoals ...

High Shoals is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of High Shoals, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

High Shoals is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While High Shoals is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named High Shoals ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named High Shoals - they are located in Georgia and North Carolina.

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

Communities near High Shoals ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Graysons Landing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Graysons Landing is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
  • Tyus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
  • Sunny Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
  • Franklin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wedowee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wadley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ephesus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Centralhatchee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Yates Crossroads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2019: 360 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Shoals ...

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

Adding High Shoals to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of High Shoals 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 Shoals was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the High Shoals post office opened in 1872. The High Shoals post office closed in 1907.

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

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 Shoals - 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/