Map of Highland Springs CDP

Highland Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Henrico County, Virginia, United States, 4.3 miles (7 km) East of Richmond. The population was 16,604 at the 2020 census.

Highland Springs CDP overview:
Name:	Highland Springs CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Virginia
County:	Henrico County
Elevation:	171 ft (52 m)
Total Area:	8.3 sq mi (21.6 km²)
Land Area:	8.0 sq mi (20.7 km²)
Water Area:	0.3 sq mi (0.9 km²)
Total Population:	16,604
Population Density:	2,000/sq mi (770/km²)
ZIP code:	23075
Area code:	804
FIPS code:	5137032
GNISfeature ID:	1499559

Online Interactive Map

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History

Edmund Sewell Read founded the community of Highland Springs in the 1890s as a streetcar suburb of Richmond on the Seven Pines Railway Company’s electric street railway line between the city and the Seven Pines National Cemetery. There, many Union dead were interred, primarily as a result of battles nearby during the Civil War (1861–1865), most notably during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862. The potential traffic of visiting families to the Richmond area from out-of-town needing transportation to and from the cemetery was a motivating factor for inception of the new street railway.

Read came to the area from Boston in hopes of finding a suitable climate for his ailing wife. The natural springs in the area made it a suitable choice for the Read family, and apparently an inspiration for the new name.

Approximately mid-way along the new streetcar route from Richmond through eastern Henrico County, Read bought a 1,000-acre (400 ha) tract of land and divided it into lots. He laid out along the main street which was the pre-existing Nine Mile Road, new cross streets named in alphabetical order after plants, beginning from the west: Ash, Beech, Cedar, Daisy, Elm, Fern, Grove, Holly, Ivy, Juniper, Kalmia, Linden, Maple, Oak, Pine, Quince, Rose, and Spruce. One block south of and parallel to the Nine Mile Road, Read Street was named for its founder, Edmund Sewell Read.

The Sewells’ large brick home is situated on the south side of Nine Mile Road between Grove and Holly, with Read Street to its rear. Today it serves as a medical office complex.

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Geography

Highland Springs is located at 37°32′44″N 77°19′43″W / 37.54556°N 77.32861°W / 37.54556; -77.32861 (37.545445, −77.328524).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21.6 km), of which 8.0 square miles (20.7 km) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km), or 4.09%, is water.