Highlandtown, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Highlandtown, Ohio
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Ohio#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Label:Highlandtown
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Columbiana
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Washington
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1188
Coordinates:40.6342°N -80.7567°W
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1041567

Highlandtown is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. 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.[1] [2] 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.[3] The Inverness post office was established in 1838, and remained in operation until 1902, and the community reverted to Highlandtown.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: McCord, William B.. History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. 1905. Biographical Publishing Company. 335.
  2. Book: Overman, William Daniel. Ohio Town Names. 1958. Atlantic Press. Akron, OH. 60.
  3. Book: History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. 1879. Unigraphic. 264.
  4. Web site: Columbiana County . Jim Forte Postal History . 10 January 2016.