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Welcome to Highview ...

Highview is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Highview is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Highview, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Highview: 502

Communities Also Named Highview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Highview: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Ohio County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 12 communities that are also named Highview - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, 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.

  • Louisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeffersonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Albany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeffersontown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Matthews
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shively
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mount Washington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shepherdsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lyndon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <3>

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jefferson, 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.