Hillsdale, Indiana

For the unincorporated community in Vanderburgh County, see Hillsdale, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Hillsdale, Indiana

Unincorporated community

The Hillsdale Steps, a community landmark

Vermillion County's location in Indiana

Hillsdale

Hillsdale's location in Vermillion County

Coordinates: 39°47′09″N 87°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

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| 623 ft (190 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

47854

Area code| 765
GNIS feature ID| 436218

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

## History

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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

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Hillsdale is located at 39°46′55″N 87°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

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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.

## References

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1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
2. ^ "Hillsdale, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
3. ^ "Vermillion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 1, 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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Municipalities and communities of Vermillion County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Newport

City|

* Clinton

Map of Indiana highlighting Vermillion County

Towns|

* Cayuga
* Dana
* Fairview Park
* Newport
* Perrysville
* Universal

Townships|

* Clinton
* Eugene
* Helt
* Highland
* Vermillion

CDPs|

* Blanford
* Centenary
* Eugene
* Hillsdale
* Saint Bernice

Other
communities|

* Alta
* Bono
* Crompton Hill
* Easytown
* Flat Iron
* Gessie
* Highland
* Jonestown
* Klondyke
* Libertyville‡
* Needmore
* Quaker
* Rhodes
* Rileysburg
* Sandytown
* Summit Grove
* Syndicate
* Tighe
* Tree Spring
* West Clinton

Ghost towns|

* Early Station
* Montezuma Station
* Randall
* Toronto
* West Dana

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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