Welcome to Highland ...
So far, we found very little information about Highland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Highland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Highland, please Contact Us.
Highland would have been located within present day Elko County<2>.
The location of Highland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Highland was founded in 1869.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Highland is 7,040 feet [2,146 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Highland is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Highland was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Highland once stood is in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Highland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Highland: This one is located in Elko County and the other is located in Lincoln County.
Beyond Nevada, 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), Minnesota (4), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, 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.
- Carlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlin
- Carlin is located in Elko County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlin <5>
- Palisade ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
- Palisade is located in Eureka County
- Barth ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Moleen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Harney ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Harney is located in Eureka County
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Jiggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
- Jiggs is located in Elko County
- Former names for Jiggs:
- Hylton
- Mound Valley
- Skelton
- Primeaux
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primeaux
- Primeaux is located in Eureka County
- Dry Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Blackburn ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Blackburn is located in Eureka 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 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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Highland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |