Highlandtown is an

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in eastern Washington Township, Columbiana County,

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. It is immediately south of

Highlandtown Lake Highlandtown Lake is a man-made lake located in Washington Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. It was created in 1966 when the State of Ohio built a dam impounding of water on the upper drainage of the Little Yellow Creek. A lot of habitat improve ...

, a

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which takes its name.

History

Highlandtown was originally built up chiefly by settlers of

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ancestry. The name Highlandtown is derived from the

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. The post office at Highlandtown was called Inverness, as there was already a Highlandtown post office at the time. The Inverness post office was established in 1838, and remained in operation until 1902, and the community reverted to Highlandtown.

References

Unincorporated communities in Columbiana County, Ohio 1838 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1838 Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{ColumbianaCountyOH-geo-stub