Highlandtown, Ohio
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. 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. The Inverness post office was established in 1838, and remained in operation until 1902, and the community reverted to Highlandtown.
References
- ^ 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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