Official Name: | Hillsboro, Henry County, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Hillsboro |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Henry |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Prairie |
Coordinates: | 39.9681°N -85.3317°W |
Elevation Ft: | 1070 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47362 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-33880[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 436215 |
Hillsboro is an unincorporated community in Prairie Township, Henry County, Indiana. It was formerly known as Dan Webster.
Hillsboro was platted in 1831.[2] The town was named for its lofty elevation. The post office Hillsboro once contained had the name Dan Webster.[3] (Another Indiana post office already had the name of Hillsboro.[4]) This post office operated from 1851 until 1867.[5] 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.[6]