High Hill

History

A post office called High Hill has been in operation since 1837. The community was so named on account of its lofty elevation. Farmers Mercantile Co. Building and High Hill School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

High Hill is in eastern Montgomery County, adjacent to Interstate 70. The city is accessible from the expressway via Highway F at exit 179. I-70 leads west to New Florence and east to Jonesburg. St. Louis is to the east, and Columbia is to the west. The Norfolk Southern Railway passes through the city, leading east to St. Louis and northwest to Moberly and thence to Kansas City. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, High Hill has a total area of , all land. The ridge on which the city sits drains north toward Bear Creek, a tributary of the West Fork of the Cuivre River, which continues east to the Mississippi; and south to a different Bear Creek, a tributary of the Loutre River, which continues south to the Missouri River.

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Largest nearby schools

• MONTGOMERY CO. HIGH
  High · MONTGOMERY CITY · 363 students · 14:1 ratio
• MONTGOMERY CO. MIDDLE
  Middle · MONTGOMERY CITY · 239 students · 12.6:1 ratio
• JONESBURG ELEM.
  Elementary · JONESBURG · 192 students · 12:1 ratio
• MONTGOMERY CITY TREATMENT CTR.
  High · MONTGOMERY CITY