Hillsboro, Henry County, Indiana

Hillsboro is an unincorporated community in Prairie Township, Henry County, Indiana. It was formerly known as Dan Webster.

Hillsboro, Henry County, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Hillsboro
Hillsboro
Coordinates: 39°58′05″N 85°19′54″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHenry
TownshipPrairie
Elevation
1,086 ft (331 m)
ZIP code
47362
FIPS code18-33880[1]
GNIS feature ID436215[2]

History

Hillsboro was platted in 1831.[3] The town was named for its lofty elevation.[3] The post office Hillsboro once contained had the name Dan Webster.[4] (Another Indiana post office already had the name of Hillsboro.[5]) This post office operated from 1851 until 1867.[6] A woolen factory was built on the south side of Hillsboro on the Little Blue River in 1840 and replaced with a larger one in 1852, selling yarn, cloth, and blankets.[7]

Geography

Hillsboro is located at 39°58′05″N 85°19′54″W.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Hillsboro, Henry County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. Hazzard, George (1906). Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. G. Hazzard, author and publisher. p. 931.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...the post office...was called Dan Webster.
  5. Herbert L. Heller, Historic Henry Couty, Vol. 1: 1820-1949 (New Castle, Ind.: Courier-Times, 1981) p. 84.
  6. "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  7. Herbert L. Heller, Historic Henry County, Vol. 1: 1820-1849 (New Castle, Ind.: Courier-Times, 1981), pp. 63, 83-84.


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