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Welcome to High Falls ...

High Falls is located in Wolfe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of High Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.

High Falls is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for High Falls: 606

Communities Also Named High Falls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named High Falls - they are located in Georgia, New York (3), North Carolina, Ontario (3), Quebec and South Carolina.

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

Communities near High Falls ...

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

  • Stanton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beattyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Frenchburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Booneville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Mary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mary is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
  • Zachariah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Zachariah is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachariah
  • Fincastle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fincastle is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
  • Zoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Zoe is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoe
  • Barker Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Barker Branch is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Branch

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Falls ...

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

Adding High Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of High Falls 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 (so far) for High Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the High Falls post office opened in 1924. The High Falls post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for High Falls.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Wolfe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around High Falls - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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