Hillisburg, Indiana

Hillisburg
—  Town  —
Hillisburg
Coordinates:
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 town 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]

Geography

Hillisburg is located at .

References

  1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "Hillisburg, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:449669. Retrieved 2009-10-17. 
  3. ^ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Johnson Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.