Highland, Missouri

Highland, Missouri
unincorporated community
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	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
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.

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][5]

Geography

Highland is located 4 and a half miles southwest of Perryville, Missouri.^[6]

References

1. cartographic.info http://cartographic.info/usa/map.php?id=719560
2. Roadside Thoughts.com http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/highland-xx-perry-misc.htm
3. State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
4. Find a Grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2329595&CScnty=1475&CSsr=41&
5. Archdiocese of St. Louis http://archstl.org/app/directory/parishes/1000179
6. A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Perry County, Missouri http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/perrypl.html