Welcome to Highland ...

Highland is located in Vanderburgh County<1>.

The location of Highland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Highland is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Highland and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Highland: (812)

Websites for Highland ...

Official Website: www.highland.in.gov/

Communities Also Named Highland ...

While we believe that this Highland is located in Vanderburgh County, we know of another 3 Indiana communities named Highland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lake, Vermillion and Washington County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 88 communities that are also named Highland - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (3), California (2), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (4), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (6), Texas (6), Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington (6), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Highland ...

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

• Evansville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <4>
• Henderson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Henderson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Posey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Boonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Warrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <4>
• Chandler
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
  • Chandler is located in Warrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
• Newburgh
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Warrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
• Fort Branch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
  • Fort Branch is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Branch <4>
• Haubstadt
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haubstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haubstadt
  • Haubstadt is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haubstadt <4>
• Darmstadt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darmstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
  • Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
• Owensville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
  • Owensville is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <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 Highland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Highland: www.highland.in.gov/

The official website for Vanderburgh County: www.vanderburghgov.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov