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High Hill’s post office opened in 1837, and 36% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are the High Hill School and the Farmers Mercantile Co. Building. Below: maps from 1942 on and the census since 1880.

1837first post office
2on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
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How High Hill began

When was High Hill founded?

1837

The High Hill post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 223 in 18802020 census: 186189 years
Founding year: the first High Hill post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about High Hill’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of High Hill are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1837: 189 years of High Hill.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how High Hill’s history is told.

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The story

How High Hill came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of High Hill.

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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.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

High Hill, decade by decade

Today4 recent
High Hill, Missouri2026High Hill, MissouriHigh Hill City Hall2026High Hill City HallFormer Nickerson Farms, I-70 exit 1792015Former Nickerson Farms, I-70 exit 179MOMap-doton-High Hill2004MOMap-doton-High Hill
On the map

High Hill on the map, 1942 to 1973

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of High Hill. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

High Hill on the 1942 USGS mapHigh Hill on the 1973 USGS map1942New Florence sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of High Hill.

On the National Register

2 historic places in High Hill

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
4
each building in a district counts
first listed
1980
High Hill School
High Hill SchoolFarmers Mercantile Co. Building
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
Two Part Commercial Block1
High Hill SchoolGreek Revival
Farmers Mercantile Co. BuildingTwo Part Commercial Block

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

High Hill, census by census

010020018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 254

Between 173 and 254 people in every census since 1880.

12 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on High Hill’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about High Hill’s history

What year was High Hill founded?

The High Hill post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in High Hill?

Two places: the High Hill School (listed 1980) and the Farmers Mercantile Co. Building (2004).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.