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Welcome to Highland ...

So far, we found very little information about Highland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Highland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Highland, please Contact Us.


Highland would have been located within present day Harford County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Highland, 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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Highland is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Highland was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Highland was located: 410, 443 & 667<4>

Communities Also Named Highland ...

While we believe that this Highland is located in Harford County, we know of another 3 Maryland communities named Highland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Frederick, Howard and Prince George's County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 88 communities that are also named Highland - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (3), California (2), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana (4), Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (2), Maine, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (4), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (6), Texas (6), Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington (6), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Highland ...

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

  • Aberdeen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Havre de Grace
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bel Air
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Former names for Bel Air:
    • Belle Air
    • Belle Aire
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
  • New Freedom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Perryville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shrewsbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rising Sun
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Quarryville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Stewartstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Deposit
    (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 Highland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highland.

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

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

Adding Highland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Highland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Highland was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highland.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Highland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Harford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Highland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Highland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.