Hillsboro, Henry County, Indiana Explained

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.

History

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]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Book: Hazzard, George. Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. 1906. G. Hazzard, author and publisher. 931.
  3. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 164. ...the post office...was called Dan Webster..
  4. Herbert L. Heller, Historic Henry County, Vol. 1: 1820-1949 (New Castle, Ind.: Courier-Times, 1981) p. 84.
  5. Web site: Henry County . Jim Forte Postal History . 2 February 2015.
  6. Herbert L. Heller, Historic Henry County, Vol. 1: 1820-1849 (New Castle, Ind.: Courier-Times, 1981), pp. 63, 83-84.