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 is located in Indiana
Hillsboro
Hillsboro
Hillsboro is located in the United States
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 January 31, 2008.
  2. "Hillsboro, Henry County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  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 County, Vol. 1: 1820-1949 (New Castle, Ind.: Courier-Times, 1981) p. 84.
  6. "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 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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