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Welcome to High Island ...

High Island is located in Bossier Parish<1>.

A typical abbreviation for High Island: High Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

High Island is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for High Island: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named High Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named High Island - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near High Island ...

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

  • Haughton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Coushatta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ringgold
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Doyline
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Martin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Hall Summit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Castor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Heflin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgefield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Jamestown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Island ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Bossier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around High Island - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the High Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the High Island area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.