Highland

Highland County is a county located in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,317. Its county seat is . The county is named for the topography which is hilly and divides the watersheds of the and Rivers.
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  • Type: County with 43,300 residents
  • Description: county in Ohio, United States
  • Also known as: Highland County”, “Highland County, OH”, and “Highland County, Ohio

Places of Interest

Highlights include Highland County Courthouse and Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church.

Courthouse
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The is located in , . The courthouse was placed on the National Register on August 24, 1978. This building has served as the courthouse of Highland County since its opening in 1834 and is the oldest courthouse in continuous use in Ohio.

Church
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
St. Mary's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopalian parish in the city of , , . Constructed during the middle of the 19th century, this Gothic Revival church building has been named a historic site.

Work of art
The World's Largest Horseshoe Crab is a fiberglass and foam roadside sculpture located along State Route 124 near , United States. Nicknamed "Crabbie," the piece measures roughly 67–68 feet in length, about 28–33 feet in width, and approximately 10–12 feet in height.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillsboro and New Market.

Town
is a city in and the county seat of Highland County, Ohio, United States, approximately 35 miles west of and 50 miles east of . The population was 6,481 at the 2020 census.

Village
is an unincorporated community in Highland County, in the U.S. state of .

Highland

Latitude
39.1803° or 39° 10′ 49″ north
Longitude
-83.6304° or 83° 37′ 50″ west
Population
43,300
Elevation
1,053 feet (321 metres)
Open location code
86FR59J9+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316982616
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
4514204
Wiki­data ID
Q490144
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Highland” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Highland County
  • Arabic: مقاطعة هايلاند
  • Arabic: مقاطعه هايلاند، أوهايو
  • Asturian: condáu de Highland
  • Basque: Highland konderria
  • Bavarian: Highland County, Ohio
  • Bavarian: Highland County
  • Bishnupriya: হাইল্যান্ড কাউন্টি, ওহাইও
  • Bishnupriya: হাইল্যান্ড কাউন্টি
  • Bulgarian: Хайланд
  • Catalan: comtat de Highland
  • Cebuano: Highland County
  • Chinese: Highland Kūn
  • Chinese: 高地县
  • Chinese: 高地縣
  • Danish: Highland County
  • Dutch: Highland County
  • Esperanto: Highland County
  • Esperanto: kantono Highland
  • Estonian: Highlandi maakond
  • Finnish: Highlandin piirikunta
  • French: comté de Highland
  • French: Comté de Highland
  • Ganda: Highland County, Ohio
  • Ganda: Highland County
  • Georgian: ჰაილენდის ოლქი
  • German: Highland County
  • Gilaki: هایلند ٚ شأرستان (اؤهایؤ)
  • Gilaki: هایلند ٚ شأرستان
  • Hebrew: מחוז היילנד
  • Hungarian: Highland megye
  • Irish: Contae Highland
  • Italian: contea di Highland
  • Italian: Contea di Highland
  • Japanese: ハイランド郡
  • Korean: 하일랜드군
  • Latin: Highland Comitatus
  • Low German: Highland County
  • Mazanderani: هایلند شهرستان
  • Min Dong Chinese: Highland Gông
  • Min Nan Chinese: Highland Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Highland County i Ohio
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Highland County
  • Norwegian: Highland County
  • Persian: شهرستان هایلند، اوهایو
  • Persian: شهرستان هایلند
  • Polish: Hrabstwo Highland
  • Portuguese: condado de Highland
  • Portuguese: Condado de Highland
  • Romanian: Comitatul Highland, Ohio
  • Romanian: Comitatul Highland
  • Russian: Хайленд
  • Sardinian: contea de Highland
  • Scottish Gaelic: Highland County
  • Serbian: Округ Хајланд
  • Serbo-Croatian: Highland County, Ohio
  • Serbo-Croatian: Highland County
  • Spanish: condado de Highland
  • Spanish: Condado de Highland
  • Swedish: Highland County, Ohio
  • Swedish: Highland County
  • Tatar: Хайленд Каунти (округ, Огайо)
  • Tumbuka: Highland County, Ohio
  • Tumbuka: Highland County
  • Turkish: Highland County, OH
  • Turkish: Highland County, Ohio
  • Turkish: Highland County
  • Turkish: Highland ilçesi, OH
  • Turkish: Highland ilçesi, Ohio
  • Turkish: Highland ilçesi
  • Ukrainian: Гайленд
  • Urdu: ہائلینڈ کاؤنٹی، اوہائیو
  • Urdu: ہائلینڈ کاؤنٹی
  • Venetian: contea de Highland
  • Vietnamese: Quận Highland, Ohio
  • Vietnamese: Quận Highland
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han Highland, Ohio
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han Highland
  • Welsh: Highland County, Ohio
  • Welsh: Highland County
  • Western Panjabi: ہائیلینڈ کاؤنٹی، اوہائیو
  • Western Panjabi: ہائیلینڈ کاؤنٹی

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hillsboro Elks Golf Course and Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

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