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.
Highlandtown, Ohio | |
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 Highlandtown United Methodist Church | |
  Highlandtown  Highlandtown | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′03″N 80°45′24″W / 40.63417°N 80.75667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Columbiana |
| Township | Washington |
| Elevation | 1,188 ft (362 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1041567[1] |
History
editHighlandtown 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
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highlandtown, Ohio
- ^ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 335.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 60.
- ^ History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. 1879. p. 264.
- ^ "Columbiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
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