Hillsdale, Indiana

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Hillsdale, Indiana
Unincorporated community

Hillsdale Steps from base.jpg

The Hillsdale Steps, a community landmark
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Vermillion County's location in Indiana
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Hillsdale
Hillsdale's location in Vermillion County
Coordinates: 39°47′09″N87°23′25″W / 39.78583°N 87.39028°W / 39.78583; -87.39028 Coordinates: 39°47′09″N87°23′25″W / 39.78583°N 87.39028°W / 39.78583; -87.39028
Country United States
State Indiana
County Vermillion
Township Helt
Established 1873
Elevation [1] 623 ft (190 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 47854
Area code(s) 765
GNIS feature ID 436218

Hillsdale is an unincorporated community in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

Contents

History

A post office has been in operation at Hillsdale since 1872. [3] The town was laid out in 1873. [4] The community was so named on account of its lofty elevation. [5] Its early businesses were located at the bottom of the hill, near the railroad depot, but most of the houses were built higher up on the hillside. This elevation difference complicated movement between the two sections of the community, so in 1903 the Hillsdale Steps were built on the hillside to improve foot transportation. [6]

Geography

Hillsdale is located at 39°46′55″N87°23′18″W / 39.78194°N 87.38833°W / 39.78194; -87.38833 (39.782020, -87.388270) on the western banks of the Wabash River.

Trivia

The 1994 children's film Blank Check was set in a fictionalized version of Hillsdale which seems to be a major city rather than the true-life community. However, the movie was filmed in and around Austin, Texas.

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  2. "Hillsdale, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  3. "Vermillion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  4. History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana. B.F. Bowen & Cos. 1913. p. 413.
  5. 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. ...village's location on high ground.
  6. The Hillsdale Steps, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-05-23.