Welcome to Highsplint ...

Highsplint is located in Harlan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Highsplint, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

Highsplint is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Highsplint lies within the (606) area code.

Communities near Highsplint ...

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

• Big Stone Gap
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <4>
• Cumberland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Pennington Gap
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
  • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
• Appalachia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <4>
• Harlan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Harlan is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <4>
• Jonesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Evarts
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evarts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
  • Evarts is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <4>
• Lynch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Lynch is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <4>
• Loyall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
  • Loyall is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
• Benham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
  • Benham is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <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 Highsplint. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highsplint.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highsplint ...

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

Adding Highsplint to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Highsplint post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highsplint.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/