Welcome to Highland ...

Highland is located in Fillmore County<1>.

The location of Highland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Highland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Highland is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Highland: (507)

Communities Also Named Highland ...

While we believe that this Highland is located in Fillmore County, we know of another 3 Minnesota communities named Highland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hennepin, Lake and Wright County.

Beyond Minnesota, 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, Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), 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.

• Chatfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
  • Chatfield is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatfield <4>
• Caledonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <4>
• Rushford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford
  • Rushford is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushford <4>
• Preston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <4>
• Spring Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <4>
• Harmony
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <4>
• Houston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <4>
• Rushford Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
  • Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
• Mabel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Mabel is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <4>
• Lanesboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
  • Lanesboro is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland ...

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

Adding Highland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Highland 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 Highland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Highland post office opened in 1857.

We also found Highland in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fillmore County: www.co.fillmore.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/