Welcome to Highlands ...

Highlands is located in Cook County<1>.

The pronunciation of Highlands: HEYE-luhndz<2>

Highlands is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Highlands ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Highlands: This one is located in Cook County and the other is located in DuPage County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 49 communities that are also named Highlands - they are located in Alabama (4), British Columbia, California (2), Colorado (3), Delaware (2), Florida (2), Georgia (3), Idaho, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine (2), Maryland (4), Massachusetts (3), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Highlands ...

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

• Waukegan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Waukegan is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukegan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukegan <4>
• Cicero
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cicero is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
• Arlington Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Arlington Heights is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington Heights <4>
• Evanston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Evanston is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evanston <4>
• Schaumburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <4>
• Palatine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Palatine is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine <4>
• Skokie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Skokie is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <4>
• Des Plaines
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <4>
• Berwyn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Berwyn is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
• Mount Prospect
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Prospect is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Prospect
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Prospect <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highlands ...

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