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Hillisburg, Indiana is located in Clinton County, Indiana
Hillisburg, Indiana
Hillisburg, Indiana
Location in Clinton County, Indiana
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
GNIS feature ID 449669

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.

The Hillisburg post office was discontinued in 1992.

Geography

Hillisburg is located at 40°17′11″N 86°20′21″W / 40.28639°N 86.33917°W / 40.28639; -86.33917.

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