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Welcome to Highview ...

Highview is located in Hamilton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Highview, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Highview is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Highview: 515

Communities Also Named Highview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Highview - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky (2), Maryland (2), Missouri, Montana, New York, Ohio, Ontario and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Highview ...

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

  • Fort Dodge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Webster City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster City
    • Webster City is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster City <3>
  • Eagle Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jewell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Jewell is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
    • Jewell has also been known as:
    • Jewell Junction
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <3>
  • Dayton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stratford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Stratford is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <3>
  • Goldfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Badger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Otho
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
    • Otho is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otho <3>
  • Ellsworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highview ...

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

Adding Highview to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Highview post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highview.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highview - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/