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Welcome to Highgate Center ...

Highgate Center is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Highgate Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Highgate Center: Highgate Ctr. (or less commonly used: Highgate Cen., Highgate Cent. or Highgate Cntr.)

Highgate Center is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Highgate Center lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Highgate Center: 802

Communities near Highgate Center ...

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

  • Saint Albans
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Swanton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
    • Swanton is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Saint Albans
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
  • Fairfax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Fairfax is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,917 people
  • Georgia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
    • Georgia is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
  • Enosburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg
    • Enosburg is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enosburg <3>
  • Lacolle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacolle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacolle
  • Swanton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Richford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
    • Richford is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,303 people
  • Sheldon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 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 Highgate Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highgate Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highgate Center ...

Looking for more information about Highgate Center? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Highgate Center, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Highgate Center.

Adding Highgate Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Highgate Center in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Highgate Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Highgate Center on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Vermont (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Highgate Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highgate Center - 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.
<4>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.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.