Welcome to Highland Springs ...

Highland Springs is located in Lake County<1>.

The location of Highland Springs 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 Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Highland Springs: Highland Spgs. (or less commonly used: Highland Spngs. or Highland Sprngs.)

Highland Springs is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Highland Springs is located in the (707) area code.

Communities Also Named Highland Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Highland Springs: This one is located in Lake County and the other is located in Riverside County.

Beyond California, there are 6 communities that are also named Highland Springs - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Highland Springs ...

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

• Clearlake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearlake
  • Clearlake is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearlake <4>
• Cloverdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <4>
• Lakeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Lakeport is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <4>
• Finley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
  • Finley is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finley <4>
• Kelseyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelseyville
  • Kelseyville is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelseyville <4>
• Soda Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Bay
  • Soda Bay is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Bay <4>
• Glenview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
  • Glenview is located in Lake County
• Glenbrook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
  • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
• Preston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Sonoma County
• North Lakeport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeport
  • North Lakeport is located in Lake County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Springs ...

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

Adding Highland Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Highland Springs post office opened in 1875.

We also found Highland Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highland Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/