Welcome to Vineyard Highlands ...

Vineyard Highlands is located in Dukes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vineyard Highlands, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Vineyard Highlands is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Vineyard Highlands: 508 & 774<3>

Communities near Vineyard Highlands ...

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

• Barnstable Town
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
• Falmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
• Bourne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
• Mashpee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
• Mattapoisett
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
• Marion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
• Edgartown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgartown is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
• West Tisbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
• Chilmark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chilmark is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilmark
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
• Aquinnah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Aquinnah is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquinnah
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Former name for Aquinnah:
  • Gay Head

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

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

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

Adding Vineyard Highlands to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vineyard Highlands 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 Vineyard Highlands was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vineyard Highlands.