Highland, Ritchie County, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
39°18′13″N 81°03′06″W / 39.30361°N 81.05167°W / 39.30361; -81.05167Highland 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
- ^ "Highland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Ritchie County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Retrieved March 7, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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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Municipalities and communities of Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Harrisville
communities
- Beatrice
- Beech Grove
- Berea
- Brohard
- Burnt House
- Cantwell
- Chevaux De Frise
- Cisco
- Cokeleys
- Cornwallis
- Dutchman
- Eva
- Five Forks
- Fonzo
- Girta
- Goffs
- Holbrook
- Hazelgreen
- Highland
- Lamberton
- Lawford
- Macfarlan
- Mahone
- Mountain
- Petroleum
- Pew Hill
- Pike
- Prunty
- Racket‡
- Racy
- Riddle
- Riverside
- Rusk
- Rutherford
- Six Hill
- Slab
- Smithville
- Stanley
- Toll Gate
- Thursday
- Trilby
- Washburn
- White Oak
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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