Welcome to High Point ...High Point is located in Walker County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of High Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856. A typical abbreviation for High Point: High Pt. High Point is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: High Point lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from High Point (for example, toward Stevenson (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Codes for High Point: 706 & 762<3> Communities Also Named High Point ...While we believe that this High Point is located in Walker County, we know of another 4 Georgia communities named High Point. Those communities are located in the following counties: Camden, Carroll, Douglas and Newton County. Beyond Georgia, there are 38 communities that are also named High Point - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (3), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (5), Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (5), Texas, Virginia (2) and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for High Point. Websites for High Point ...Chamber of Commerce: www.walkercochamber.com/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to High Point, the following might be of interest: Communities near High Point ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near High Point.
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 Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for High Point. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of High Point. 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 Point. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around High Point. See our Newspapers Page for High Point. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Point ...Looking for more information about High Point? 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 Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for High Point. Adding High Point to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of High Point 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 (so far) for High Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for High Point. Footnotes ...
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