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History · Hightsville

Half of Hightsville’s homes were built after 1953

Most of Hightsville was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1953. Below: maps from 1947 on and the census since 2000.

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What stands out about Hightsville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hightsville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hightsville’s homes were built before 1953.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hightsville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Hightsville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hightsville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hightsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 710 at the 2020 census which is down from 739 in 2010. Hightsville is located in the statistical township of Cape Fear. The CDP is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hightsville was first listed as a CDP at the 2000 United States census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 739 to 710 (-4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Hightsville on the map, 1947 to 1997

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hightsville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hightsville on the 1947 USGS mapHightsville on the 1970 USGS mapHightsville on the 1997 USGS map1947Rocky Point sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hightsville.

People over time

Hightsville, census by census

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Between 710 and 759 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hightsville’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hightsville

Nobody well known was born in Hightsville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ariana DeBoseAmerican actress · b. 1991
Sugar Ray LeonardAmerican boxer · b. 1956
Charlie DanielsAmerican singer and musician · b. 1936
Lara TrumpAmerican television producer and campaign advis… · b. 1982
John Baptista AsheAmerican politician · b. 1748
William Shepperd AsheAmerican politician · b. 1814
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Council Heights

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Wilmington21 historic placesA−Wrightsboro1 historic placeB−

Questions about Hightsville’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.