A post office was established in Highland in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[2] The community was named for its lofty elevation.[3]
References
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highland, Fillmore County, Minnesota
^"Fillmore County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
^Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 193.
highland, fillmore, county, minnesota, highland, unincorporated, community, fillmore, county, state, minnesota, highlandunincorporated, communityhighlandshow, minnesotahighlandshow, united, statescoordinates, 68083, 87028, 68083, 87028, coordinates, 68083, 870. Highland is an unincorporated community in Fillmore County in the U S state of Minnesota 1 HighlandUnincorporated communityHighlandShow map of MinnesotaHighlandShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 43 40 51 N 91 52 13 W 43 68083 N 91 87028 W 43 68083 91 87028 Coordinates 43 40 51 N 91 52 13 W 43 68083 N 91 87028 W 43 68083 91 87028CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyFillmoreElevation1 175 ft 358 m Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Area code507GNIS feature ID644944 1 History EditA post office was established in Highland in 1857 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902 2 The community was named for its lofty elevation 3 References Edit a b U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Highland Fillmore County Minnesota Fillmore County Jim Forte Postal History Retrieved 30 May 2015 Upham Warren 1920 Minnesota Geographic Names Their Origin and Historic Significance Minnesota Historical Society p 193 This article about a location in Fillmore County Minnesota is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Highland Fillmore County Minnesota amp oldid 1130784981, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
