Highland, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Highland, Missouri
Settlement Type:unincorporated community
Mapsize:250x200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Perry
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Cinque Hommes
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:666
Coordinates:37.6644°N -89.8914°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:63775
Area Code:573
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-32050 [1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:719560

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.[2]

The community has a Catholic church, St. Joseph parish, which was founded in 1870.[3]

Geography

Highland is located four and one-half miles southwest of Perryville.[4]

Notable person

References

  1. Roadside Thoughts.com http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/highland-xx-perry-misc.htm
  2. State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
  3. Archdiocese of St. Louis http://archstl.org/app/directory/parishes/1000179
  4. A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Perry County, MissouriWeb site: A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets of Missouri . 2013-11-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103234016/http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/perrypl.html . 2013-11-03 .