Welcome to Highland Ferry ...

Highland Ferry is located in Jackson County<1>.

Highland Ferry is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Highland Ferry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Highland Ferry, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Highland Ferry: 931

Communities near Highland Ferry ...

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

• Columbus Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
• Cookeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cookeville is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cookeville <3>
• Difficult
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Difficult is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
• Lafayette
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lafayette is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <3>
• Lafayette
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
• Carthage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
• Pekin ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Pekin is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
• Bluff Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
• Baxter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Baxter is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
• Celina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Celina is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <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 Highland Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highland Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Ferry ...

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