Hillsdale, Indiana

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Hillsdale, Indiana
Unincorporated community

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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]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Helt Township, Vermillion County, Indiana Township in Indiana, United States

Helt Township is one of five townships in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,610 and it contained 1,181 housing units.

Vermillion County, Indiana County in the United States

Vermillion County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana between the Illinois border and the Wabash River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,212. The county seat is Newport. It was officially established in 1824 and was the fiftieth Indiana county to be formed.

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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.

Wabash River tributary of the Ohio River in the United States of America

The Wabash River is a 503-mile-long (810 km) river in Ohio and Indiana, United States, that flows from the headwaters near the middle of Ohio's western border northwest then southwest across northern Indiana turning south along the Illinois border where the southern portion forms the Indiana-Illinois border before flowing into the Ohio River. It is the largest northern tributary of the Ohio River. From the dam near Huntington, Indiana, to its terminus at the Ohio River, the Wabash flows freely for 411 miles (661 km). Its watershed drains most of Indiana. The Tippecanoe River, White River, Embarras River and Little Wabash River are major tributaries. The river's name comes from an Illini Indian word meaning "water over white stones".

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.

<i>Blank Check</i> (film) 1994 film by Rupert Wainwright

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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.


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