Highland, Missouri
Highland, Missouri | |
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![]() Location of Perry County, Missouri | |
Coordinates: 37°39′52″N 89°53′29″W / 37.66444°N 89.89139°WCoordinates: 37°39′52″N 89°53′29″W / 37.66444°N 89.89139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Perry |
Township | Cinque Hommes |
Elevation | 666 ft (203 [1] m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 63775 |
Area code(s) | 573 |
FIPS code | 29-32050 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 719560 [2] |
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.[3]
The community has a Catholic church, St. Joseph parish, which was founded in 1870.[4]
Geography[]
Highland is located four and one-half miles southwest of Perryville.[5]
Notable person[]
- Vincent Joseph Dunker (1878–1974), a photographer, inventor, and camera manufacturer was born in Highland, Missouri
References[]
- ^ cartographic.info http://cartographic.info/usa/map.php?id=719560
- ^ a b Roadside Thoughts.com http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/highland-xx-perry-misc.htm
- ^ State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
- ^ Archdiocese of St. Louis http://archstl.org/app/directory/parishes/1000179
- ^ A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Perry County, Missouri "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-11-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Perry County, Missouri
- Unincorporated communities in Missouri
- Southeast Missouri geography stubs