Highland is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Cinque Hommes Township in
Perry County,
Missouri
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, United States.
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.
The community has a Catholic church, St. Joseph parish, which was founded in 1870.
Geography
Highland is located four and one-half miles southwest of
Perryville.
[A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Perry County, Missouri
]
Notable person
*
Vincent Joseph Dunker (1878–1974), a photographer, inventor, and camera manufacturer was born in Highland, Missouri
References
Unincorporated communities in Perry County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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