Hillsboro, Henry County, Indiana

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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Hillsboro, Henry County, Indiana

Unincorporated community

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Coordinates: 39°58′05″N 85°19′54″W﻿ / ﻿39.96806°N 85.33167°W﻿ / 39.96806; -85.33167
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Henry
Township| Prairie
Elevation

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| 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

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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

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1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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.

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Municipalities and communities of Henry County, Indiana, United States

County seat: New Castle

City|

* New Castle

Map of Indiana highlighting Henry County

Towns|

* Blountsville
* Cadiz
* Dunreith
* Greensboro
* Kennard
* Knightstown
* Lewisville
* Middletown
* Mooreland
* Mount Summit
* Shirley‡
* Spiceland
* Springport
* Straughn
* Sulphur Springs

Townships|

* Blue River
* Dudley
* Fall Creek
* Franklin
* Greensboro
* Harrison
* Henry
* Jefferson
* Liberty
* Prairie
* Spiceland
* Stoney Creek
* Wayne

CDPs|

* Millville
* New Lisbon
* Westwood

Former villages|

* Elizabeth City

Other
communities|

* Ashland
* Grant City
* Hillsboro
* Honey Creek
* Luray
* Mechanicsburg
* Messick
* Ogden
* Raysville
* Rogersville
* Stone Quarry Mills
* Woodville

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