Hillisburg | |
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  Hillisburg | |
| Coordinates: 40°17′10″N 86°20′23″W / 40.28611°N 86.33972°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[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830343[1] |
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]
Notable person
- Zerna Sharp, co-author of the Dick and Jane readers
References
- 1 2 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.
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