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Welcome to Jefferson Highland ...

Jefferson Highland is located in Coos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jefferson Highland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Jefferson Highland is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Jefferson Highland: 603

Communities near Jefferson Highland ...

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

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 Jefferson Highland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jefferson Highland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jefferson Highland ...

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

Adding Jefferson Highland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jefferson Highland post office opened in 1881.

We also found Jefferson Highland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jefferson Highland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jefferson Highland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/