Highland, Missouri

Highland, Missouri
unincorporated community
Location of Perry County, Missouri
Location of Perry County, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°39′52″N 89°53′29″W / 37.66444°N 89.89139°W / 37.66444; -89.89139
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyPerry
TownshipCinque Hommes
Elevation
[1]
666 ft (203 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63775
Area code573
FIPS code29-32050 [2]
GNIS feature ID719560[1]

Highland is an unincorporated community in Cinque Hommes Township in Perry County, Missouri, United States.

History

Highland's name is topographical and was named after a nearby creek. It is located in the north-central part of Cinque Hommes Township. A post office was maintained there between 1891 – 1904.[3]

The community has a Catholic church, St. Joseph parish, which was founded in 1870.[4]

Geography

Highland is located four and one-half miles southwest of Perryville.[5]

Notable person

  • Vincent Joseph Dunker (1878–1974), a photographer, inventor, and camera manufacturer was born in Highland, Missouri

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highland, Missouri
  2. ^ Roadside Thoughts.com http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/highland-xx-perry-misc.htm
  3. ^ State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html Archived 2016-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Archdiocese of St. Louis http://archstl.org/app/directory/parishes/1000179
  5. ^ A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Perry County, Missouri "A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets of Missouri". Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.


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