Hillsboro, Henry County, Indiana

Hillsboro, Henry County, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°58′05″N85°19′54″W / 39.96806°N 85.33167°W / 39.96806; -85.33167
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Henry
Township	Prairie
Elevation [1]	1,070 ft (330 m)
ZIP code	47362
FIPS code	18-33880 [2]
GNIS feature ID	436215 [1]

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

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]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hillsboro, Henry County, Indiana
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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.