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Welcome to Highland Village ...

Highland Village is located on the Gulf Coast.

Highland Village is located in Harris County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Highland Village: Highland Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Highland Village is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Highland Village ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Highland Village: This one is located in Harris County and the other is located in Denton County.

Beyond Texas, there are 8 communities that are also named Highland Village - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, Nova Scotia and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Highland Village ...

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

  • Sugar Land
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Katy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <3>
  • Bellaire
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulshear
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tomball
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jersey Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Brookshire
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadows
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Hunters Creek Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
  • Meadows Place
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 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 Village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highland Village.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Village ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highland Village - 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.