Hillisburg, Indiana
| Hillisburg | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Hillisburg | |
| Coordinates: 40°17′11″N 86°20′21″W / 40.28639°N 86.33917°WCoordinates: 40°17′11″N 86°20′21″W / 40.28639°N 86.33917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clinton |
| Township | Johnson |
| Named for | John E. Hillis |
| Elevation | 919 ft (280 m) |
| ZIP code | 46041 |
| FIPS code | 18-33826[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 449669[2] |
Hillisburg is an unincorporated community in Johnson Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
History
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 Episcopalian) and Masonic Lodge #550.[3]
The Hillisburg post office was discontinued in 1992.[4]
Geography
Hillisburg is located at 40°17′11″N 86°20′21″W / 40.28639°N 86.33917°W.
Notable person
- Zerna Sharp, co-author of the Dick and Jane readers
References
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Hillisburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ↑ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Johnson Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
- ↑ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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