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 leave Highland Ferry and travel east, 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Cookeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Difficult
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Lafayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Bluff Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Baxter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Baxter is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <4>
- Celina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highland Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |