Highland Township, PA Public Records
Highland Township is a township with its own local government in Adams County, Pennsylvania, with an estimated population of 1,024 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 12.1 square miles of land. That is up about 26 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Highland Township Office
Highland Township's own township government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the township secretary under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the township; see the offices below.
📇 Highland Township Contact on File
| Government | Township Of Highland |
| Contact listed | Secretary Treasurer |
| Mailing address | 3641 Fairfield Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Highland
Highland Township is in Adams County. In Pennsylvania, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Recorder of Deeds. Divorce cases in Pennsylvania are heard by the Court of Common Pleas in each county. Wills and estates in Pennsylvania are handled by the county Register of Wills and the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas.
📍 Adams County at a Glance
| County | Adams County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 107,914 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Adams County Prothonotary (Adams County Courthouse)
| Address | Adams County Courthouse, 117 Baltimore Street, Room 104, Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (717) 337-9834 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Civil case records of the Court of Common Pleas (lawsuits, judgments, liens, divorce) |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | pacourts.us/…/prothonotaries ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Adams County Register of Wills
| Address | Adams County Courthouse, 117 Baltimore Street, Room 102, Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (717) 337-9826 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Wills and estate (probate) records |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | pacourts.us/…/registers-of-wills ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Adams County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Highland
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Highland, PA:
📋 Highland Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Pennsylvania Department of Health – Vital RecordsCertified birth and death certificates for Pennsylvania are issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. |
| Deeds & property records | In Pennsylvania, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Recorder of Deeds. |
| Court cases & divorce | Adams County courthouse. Divorce cases in Pennsylvania are heard by the Court of Common Pleas in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Pennsylvania are handled by the county Register of Wills and the Orphans' Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas. |
| State court system | Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania |
| Sex offender registry | Pennsylvania Megan's Law Website (PA State Police) |