Hillisburg, Indiana (original) (raw)
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Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
| Hillisburg | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community and Census-designated place | |
  Hillisburg |
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| Coordinates: 40°17′10″N 86°20′23″W / 40.28611°N 86.33972°W / 40.28611; -86.33972 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clinton |
| Township | Johnson |
| Named for | John E. Hillis |
| Elevation[1] | 919 ft (280 m) |
| ZIP code | 46041 |
| FIPS code | 18-33826[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830343[1] |
Hillisburg is an unincorporated community in Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
Hillisburg was laid out in 1874 by John Etherton Hillis (1840-1904), a local businessman and financier, and by 1886 had two general stores, two drug stores, a blacksmith shop, a saw mill, a grist mill and a grain elevator. In the early 1900s it was also home to the Hillisburg Bank, two churches (Christian and Methodist Episcopal) and Masonic Lodge #550.[3]
The Hillisburg post office was discontinued in 1992.[4]
The United States Census Bureau delineated Hillisburg as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.[5]
- Zerna Sharp, co-author of the Dick and Jane readers
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hillisburg, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Johnson Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
- ^ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ^ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.