Highlandtown, Ohio

Highlandtown is an unincorporated community in Columbiana County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Highlandtown was originally built up chiefly by settlers of Scottish ancestry.[2] The post office at Highlandtown was called Inverness, there being already another post office of the same name.[3] The Inverness post office was established in 1838, and remained in operation until 1902.[4]

References

Coordinates: 40°38′03″N 80°45′24″W / 40.63417°N 80.75667°W / 40.63417; -80.75667


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