Welcome to Hightogy ...
Hightogy is located in Lamar County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hightogy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Hightogy is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hightogy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hightogy: 205 & 659<3>
Communities near Hightogy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hightogy.
- Fayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Fayette is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fayette
- From Hightogy to Fayette
- Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <4>
- Sulligent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
- Sulligent is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <4>
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,048 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Caledonia
- From Hightogy to Caledonia
- Millport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Millport is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <4>
- Kennedy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Belk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Beaverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
- Beaverton is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <4>
- Gattman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Fernbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fernbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fernbank
- From Hightogy to Fernbank
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 Hightogy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hightogy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hightogy. 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 Hightogy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hightogy. See our Newspapers Page for Hightogy.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hightogy ...
Looking for more information about Hightogy? 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 Hightogy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hightogy.
Adding Hightogy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hightogy 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 Hightogy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Hightogy post office opened in 1890.
We also found Hightogy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hightogy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hightogy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hightogy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Hightogy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Hightogy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |