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Welcome to Highland Farms ...

Highland Farms is located in Frederick County<1>.

Highland Farms is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Highland Farms: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Highland Farms ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Highland Farms - they are located in Louisiana, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Websites for Highland Farms ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Highland Farms, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Highland Farms ...

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

  • Frederick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Hagerstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
    • Former name for Hagerstown:
    • Hager's Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
  • Waynesboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Thurmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Taneytown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Walkersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Middletown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Greencastle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Carroll Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Boonsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Farms ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highland Farms - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Highland Farms area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Highland Farms 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.