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Welcome to Highland ...

Highland is located in Overton County<1>.

Highland is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Highland: 931

Communities Also Named Highland ...

While we believe that this Highland is located in Overton County, we know of another 5 Tennessee communities named Highland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Fentress, Jackson, Obion, Sumner and Wayne County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 88 communities that are also named Highland - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (3), California (2), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana (4), Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (4), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Texas (6), Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington (6), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Highland ...

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

  • Cookeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Algood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooper is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
  • Livingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Monterey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • White Plains
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Grimsley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Dodson Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
  • Clarkrange
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bangham Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 504 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Overton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.