Welcome to Highland ...
The village of Highland is located in Iowa County<1>.
The location of Highland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Highland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Highland has a population of 830 people<3> (see below for details).
Highland is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Highland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Highland is within the (608) area code.
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Highland had an population of 830 people. This is a decrease of 1.43% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.92% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Highland had a population of 842 people. This makes Highland the county's 9th most populous community.
The population of Highland represents 0.01% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1031st most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 842 people, the population of Highland decreased 1.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 855 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Highland.
Communities Also Named Highland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Tennessee (6), Texas (6), Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington (6) and West Virginia (2).
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.
- Dodgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Boscobel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Fennimore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Mineral Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Spring Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Muscoda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Lone Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Montfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Ridgeway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Livingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 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.
Adding Highland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Highland 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 Highland was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Highland in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Highland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Iowa County: www.iowacounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Iowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Highland. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |