Hillsboro, Kentucky

Hillsboro is an unincorporated community in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States. Hillsboro is located at the junction of Kentucky Route 111 and Kentucky Route 158, 9.8 miles (15.8 km) south-southeast of Flemingsburg.[4]

Hillsboro, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Hillsboro is located in Kentucky
Hillsboro
Hillsboro
Coordinates: 38°17′36″N 83°39′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyFleming
Elevation
863 ft (263 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total2,010 [1]
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41049[2]
Area code606
GNIS feature ID494271[3]

History

First called Foudraysville for the Foudray family of early settlers, it was renamed Hillsboro when the post office opened in 1833.[5] In 1874 a fire was started by robbers, burning several buildings in the center of town, among them being E. G. SHIELDS' store, J. W. CRAIN'S store, the wholesale house of J.A.H. KERNS, and the drugstore of L. J. JONES. The buildings, however, were all replaced after the first fire. In 1917 a second fire burned the buildings located in the same area.

Hillsboro Covered Bridge, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Hillsboro.[6]

References
  1. Zipcode.org (2007). "Hillsboro, Kentucky". Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. "Hillsboro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. State Primary Road System: Fleming County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  5. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 141. ISBN 0813126312. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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