Highlandtown, Ohio | |
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Highlandtown United Methodist Church | |
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] |
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 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]
Highlandtown, Ohio | |
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Highlandtown United Methodist Church | |
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] |
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 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]