Highland, Ritchie County, West Virginia

Highland, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Ritchie
Elevation 787 ft (240 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1549741[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.
  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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