Welcome to Highwood ...

Highwood is located in Gladwin County<1>.

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

Highwood is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Highwood: (989)

Communities Also Named Highwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Highwood - they are located in Alberta, Connecticut, Illinois (2), Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Highwood ...

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

• Gladwin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
  • Gladwin is located in Gladwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladwin <3>
• Standish
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
  • Standish is located in Arenac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <3>
• Pinconning
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinconning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinconning
  • Pinconning is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinconning <3>
• Coleman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Coleman is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <3>
• Beaverton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
  • Beaverton is located in Gladwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <3>
• Sanford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <3>
• Sterling
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Arenac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <3>
• White Star
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
  • White Star is located in Gladwin County
• Wooden Shoe Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
  • Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
• Rhodes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
  • Rhodes is located in Gladwin 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 Highwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highwood ...

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

Adding Highwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Highwood 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 Highwood was mentioned on a train schedule titled Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (May 1892).

We also found Highwood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/