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Welcome to High Bridge ...

High Bridge is located in Ashland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of High Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for High Bridge: High Brg. (or less commonly used: High Brdg. or High Brdge.)

High Bridge is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave High Bridge and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for High Bridge: 715 & 534<3>

The ZIP code for High Bridge: 54846<4>

Communities Also Named High Bridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named High Bridge - they are located in Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (3) and Texas.

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

Communities near High Bridge ...

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

  • Ashland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mellen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mellen is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Mason
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mason is located in Bayfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Marengo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • White City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • White City is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Tannery Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
  • White River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Odanah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Benoit
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Bridge ...

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

Adding High Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of High Bridge 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 (so far) for High Bridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the High Bridge post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for High Bridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Ashland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around High Bridge - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the High Bridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the High Bridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as High Bridge). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether High Bridge or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/