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Welcome to High Meadows ...

High Meadows is located in Forsyth County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for High Meadows: High Mdws.

High Meadows is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for High Meadows: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named High Meadows ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named High Meadows: This one is located in Forsyth County and the other is located in Nash County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 6 communities that are also named High Meadows - they are located in Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near High Meadows ...

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

  • Greensboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Winston - Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • High Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomasville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Clemmons
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lewisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Archdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • King
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <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 High Meadows. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for High Meadows.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Meadows ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Forsyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around High Meadows - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the High Meadows area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the High Meadows 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.