Highland, Ritchie County, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

Highland, West Virginia

Unincorporated community

Highland, West Virginia

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Highland, West Virginia

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Coordinates: 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

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1. ^ "Highland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ Ritchie County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Retrieved March 7, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
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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Municipalities and communities of Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Harrisville

City|

* Pennsboro

Ritchie County map

Towns|

* Auburn
* Cairo
* Ellenboro
* Harrisville
* Pullman

Unincorporated
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

Ghost towns|

* Admiral
* Iris

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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