Hillisburg | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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 |
GNIS feature ID | 449669 |
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 Episcopalian) and Masonic Lodge #550.
The Hillisburg post office was discontinued in 1992.
Hillisburg is located at 40°17′11″N 86°20′21″W / 40.28639°N 86.33917°W.