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Welcome to Highland Farms ...

Highland Farms is located in Kershaw County<1>.

Highland Farms is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Highland Farms: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Highland Farms ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Highland Farms - they are located in Louisiana, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Highland Farms ...

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

  • Columbia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Acres
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
    • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
  • Camden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Blythewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Arcadia Lakes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
    • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Ridgeway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lugoff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
  • Woodfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
    • Woodfield is located in Richland County
  • Dentsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Farms ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Kershaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highland Farms - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Highland Farms area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Highland Farms 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.
<5>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.