Welcome to Highwood ...

Highwood is located in Ramsey County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Highwood, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Highwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Highwood is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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), Michigan, 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.

• Minneapolis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
  • Minneapolis is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneapolis <4>
• Saint Paul
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Ramsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <4>
• Bloomington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
• Woodbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <4>
• Blaine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
• Eagan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
  • Eagan is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <4>
• Burnsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Burnsville is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
• Apple Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <4>
• Edina
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
  • Edina is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <4>
• Saint Louis Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis Park
  • Saint Louis Park is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis Park <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 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 in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Highwood in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Highwood post office opened in 1901.

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 Ramsey County: www.co.ramsey.mn.us/

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