Highlandtown, Ohio facts for kids
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Highlandtown, Ohio
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Highlandtown United Methodist Church
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Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Columbiana |
Township | Washington |
Elevation | 1,180 ft (360 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1041567 |
Highlandtown is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. 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. The name Highlandtown is derived from the Scottish Highlands. The post office at Highlandtown was called Inverness, there being already another post office with the former name. The Inverness post office was established in 1838, and remained in operation until 1902.
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