Welcome to Highway ...

Highway is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Highway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Highway is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Highway: 606

Communities Also Named Highway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Highway - they are located in Ohio and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Highway ...

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

• Thompsons Store
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsons Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
  • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
• Albany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Jamestown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Burkesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
  • Burkesville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <4>
• Byrdstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdstown
  • Byrdstown is located in Pickett County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byrdstown <4>
• Cumberland City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
  • Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
• Dougan Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougan Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
  • Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
• Savage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Savage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Savage is located in Clinton County
• Bakerton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
  • Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
• Long Bottom
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
  • Long Bottom is located in Russell County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highway ...

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

Adding Highway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Highway 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 Highway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Highway post office opened in 1892.

We also found Highway on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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