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Welcome to High ...

High is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

High is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of High, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

High is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named High ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named High - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near High ...

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

  • Branson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Branson is located in Taney County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <3>
  • Berryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Green Forest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kimberling City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eureka Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Branson West
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Branson West is located in Stone County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Alpena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Emerald Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Emerald Beach is located in Barry County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for High.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High ...

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

Adding High to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the High post office opened in 1907. The High post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for High.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around High - 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/