Welcome to Highland Lake ...

Highland Lake is located in Sullivan County<1>.

The location of Highland Lake 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 Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Highland Lake: Highland Lk.

Highland Lake is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Highland Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Highland Lake - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Highland Lake.

Communities near Highland Lake ...

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

• Port Jervis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jervis
  • Port Jervis is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jervis <4>
• Monticello
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Liberty
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Matamoras
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
  • Matamoras is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <4>
• Wurtsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurtsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtsboro
  • Wurtsboro is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wurtsboro <4>
• Hawley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
  • Hawley is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <4>
• Otisville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
  • Otisville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <4>
• Milford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Woodridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
  • Woodridge is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <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 Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highland Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Lake ...

Looking for more information about Highland Lake? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Highland Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Highland Lake.

Adding Highland Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Highland Lake post office opened in 1911.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/