Highlandtown, Ohio

Highlandtown, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Highlandtown United Methodist Church
Highlandtown United Methodist Church
Highlandtown is located in Ohio
Highlandtown
Highlandtown
Highlandtown is located in the United States
Highlandtown
Highlandtown
Coordinates: 40°38′03″N 80°45′24″W / 40.63417°N 80.75667°W / 40.63417; -80.75667
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
TownshipWashington
Elevation
[1]
1,188 ft (362 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1041567[1]

Highlandtown is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.[1] It is immediately south of Highlandtown Lake, a reservoir which takes its name.

History

Highlandtown was originally built up chiefly by settlers of Scottish ancestry.[2][3] The name Highlandtown is derived from the Scottish Highlands. The post office at Highlandtown was called Inverness, as there was already a Highlandtown post office at the time.[4] The Inverness post office was established in 1838, and remained in operation until 1902, and the community reverted to Highlandtown.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highlandtown, Ohio
  2. ^ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 335.
  3. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 60.
  4. ^ History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. 1879. p. 264.
  5. ^ "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 10, 2016.


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