Welcome to Highland Park ...

Highland Park is located in Dougherty County<1>.

Highland Park is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Highland Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Highland Park (for example, toward Haleburg (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Highland Park: 229

Communities Also Named Highland Park ...

While we believe that this Highland Park is located in Dougherty County, we know of another 4 Georgia communities named Highland Park. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chatham, Glynn, Muscogee and Richmond County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 96 communities that are also named Highland Park - they are located in Alabama (4), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona (2), California (5), Colorado (4), Connecticut, Florida (5), Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (5), Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (7), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (6), Texas, Virginia (8), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Highland Park ...

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

• Clarks Mill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
  • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
• Herod
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Herod is located in Terrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
• Greenough
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
• Dawson Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
• Leesburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Leesburg is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <3>
• East Dougherty
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
• Baconton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Baconton is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baconton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baconton <3>
• Newton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Newton is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <3>
• Sasser
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sasser is located in Terrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasser
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sasser <3>
• De Witt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 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 Highland Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highland Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Park ...

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