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Highland, Missouri 
Summary
Highland is an unincorporated community in Cinque Hommes Township in Perry County, Missouri, United States.
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°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Perry |
| Township | Cinque Hommes |
| Elevation | 666 ft (203 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 63775 |
| Area code | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-32050 [2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 719560[1] |
History edit
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 edit
Highland is located four and one-half miles southwest of Perryville.[5]
Notable person edit
- Vincent Joseph Dunker (1878–1974), a photographer, inventor, and camera manufacturer was born in Highland, Missouri
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highland, Missouri
- ^ 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 Archived 2016-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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 "A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets of Missouri". Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.