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Highland County.

Highland County has 553.1 square miles of land in Ohio. 4 mapped landscape regions meet across Highland County: Pre-Wisconsinan Drift Plains, Loamy High Lime Till Plains, Outer Bluegrass, among others.

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THE LAND FROM ABOVE

A closer look at Highland County, Ohio · USDA NAIP aerial photography

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Land around Highland County, Ohio from above

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THE SETTINGPre-Wisconsinan Drift Plains
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS28 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Highland County on the map

THE HIGHLAND COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Pre-Wisconsinan Drift Plains setting.

Highland County has 553.1 square miles of land in Ohio. 4 mapped landscape regions meet across Highland County: Pre-Wisconsinan Drift Plains, Loamy High Lime Till Plains, Outer Bluegrass, among others.

Rolling glacial till plains are interrupted by end moraines and areas of older, more dissected deposits. The historical landscape had more tree cover than the Central Corn Belt to the west.

Regional context: Eastern Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Highland County intersects 4 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Pre-Wisconsinan Drift Plains60.1%
  2. Loamy High Lime Till Plains27.2%
  3. Outer Bluegrass12%
  4. Knobs-Lower Scioto Dissected Plateau0.7%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Interior Plateau in Highland County

Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.

Read the regional source ↗

Western Allegheny Plateau in Highland County

Rounded wooded hills and intervening valleys form an unglaciated plateau landscape. Valley floors contain much of the region's open land, contrasting with its more forested slopes.

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Finding your parcel within Highland County

The atlas lists 28 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Highland County, including Liberty, Paint, Brushcreek. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Highland County

Highland County by land and water

The Census records 4.71 square miles of water within Highland County, or 0.8% of its total area. That share is close to Highland County’s 0.8%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Highland County has 101 times the land area of nearby Hillsboro city (5.48 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Adams County, Brown County, Clinton County, Fayette County, Pike County, Ross County within Ohio. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Highland County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Highland County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Highland County. The county includes 28 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Pre-Wisconsinan Drift Plains setting

Pre-Wisconsinan Drift Plains belongs to Eastern Corn Belt Plains. Does the acreage occupy a till plain, moraine rise or drainage valley, and what does the survey establish about access? The wider county also reaches Interior Plateau and Western Allegheny Plateau; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Hillsboro

Hillsboro is 2 miles north of the Highland County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Highland County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON HIGHLAND COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 39.1844° N, 83.6014° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Highland County ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Highland County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Pre-Wisconsinan Drift Plains

Explore the agency mapping behind the Eastern Corn Belt Plains context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Ohio landowner resources

Ohio water-well locator

ODNR’s overview of its interactive water-well mapping service.

ODNR GIS data portal

Official natural-resource mapping and downloadable geographic datasets.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Highland County.

Hillsboro lies about 2 miles north of Highland County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Highland County in context

NSEWHillsboro · 2 miles1Liberty · 2.5 miles2New Market · 4.3 miles3Washington · 4.5 miles4Rocky Fork Point · 6.1 miles5Highland Holiday · 7.3 miles6OUTER RING: 7.3 MILES
  1. 1
    Hillsboro2 mi · city
  2. 2
    Liberty2.5 mi · legal township
  3. 3
    New Market4.3 mi · legal township
  4. 4
    Washington4.5 mi · legal township
  5. 5
    Rocky Fork Point6.1 mi · census-designated place
  6. 6
    Highland Holiday7.3 mi · census-designated place
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Ohio; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Brushcreeklegal township
Bufordcensus-designated place
Claylegal township
Concordlegal township
Dodsonlegal township
Fairfieldlegal township
Greenfieldvillage
Hamerlegal township
Highlandvillage
Highland Holidaycensus-designated place
Hillsborocity
Jacksonlegal township
Leesburgvillage
Libertylegal township
Lynchburgvillage
Madisonlegal township
Marshalllegal township
Mowrystownvillage
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Highland County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Highland County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Highland County. Highland County’s 553.1 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Pre-Wisconsinan Drift Plains describe all of Highland County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 4 regional units; Pre-Wisconsinan Drift Plains is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Hillsboro as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 2 miles north of Highland County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Highland County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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