Welcome to Highwater (aka 'Sylvania') ...

Highwater is located in Licking County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Highwater, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Highwater is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Highwater lies within the (740) area code.

The community of Highwater has also been called Sylvania.

Communities Also Named Highwater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Highwater - it's located in Quebec.

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

Communities near Highwater ...

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

• Newark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
• Mount Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
• Pataskala
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
  • Pataskala is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <3>
• New Albany
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
• Heath
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <3>
• Sunbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <3>
• Granville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <3>
• Johnstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <3>
• Buckeye Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Lake
  • Buckeye Lake is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye Lake <3>
• Gambier
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gambier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambier
  • Gambier is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gambier <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highwater ...

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

Adding Highwater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Highwater 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 Highwater was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Highwater on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highwater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Licking County: www.lcounty.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/