Welcome to Highland ...
Highland is located in Sumner County<1>.
Highland is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Highland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Highland: 615 & 629<3>
Communities Also Named Highland ...
While we believe that this Highland is located in Sumner County, we know of another 5 Tennessee communities named Highland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Fentress, Jackson, Obion, Overton 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.
- Gallatin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White House
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westmoreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Cross Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Robertson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <4>
- Ocana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocana have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocana
- Ocana is located in Sumner County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,086 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 Sumner, 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> | 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Highland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Highland 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |