Welcome to Highland Center ...

Highland Center is located in Wapello County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Highland Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Highland Center: Highland Ctr. (or less commonly used: Highland Cen., Highland Cent. or Highland Cntr.)

Highland Center is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Highland Center lies within the (641) area code.

Communities Also Named Highland Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Highland Center - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Highland Center ...

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

• Ottumwa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
  • Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottumwa <3>
• Oskaloosa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <3>
• Sigourney
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
  • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <3>
• Maharishi Vedic City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
  • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
• Eddyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <3>
• Eldon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
  • Eldon is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldon <3>
• Hedrick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
  • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
• Fremont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
• Agency
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <3>
• What Cheer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for What Cheer
  • What Cheer is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for What Cheer <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Center ...

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

Adding Highland Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Highland Center 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 Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Highland Center on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/