Highland, Ritchie County, West Virginia

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Highland, West Virginia
Highland, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Highland, West Virginia
Highland, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°18′13″N 81°03′06″W / 39.30361°N 81.05167°W / 39.30361; -81.05167Coordinates: 39°18′13″N 81°03′06″W / 39.30361°N 81.05167°W / 39.30361; -81.05167
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Elevation
787 ft (240 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549741[1]

Highland is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Highland is located on Bonds Creek and County Route 1, 4.65 miles (7.48 km) west-northwest of Pennsboro.[2]

The community was named after the Scottish Highlands, the ancestral home of a large share of the first settlers.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Highland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Ritchie County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Retrieved March 7, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 308.


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