Welcome to Hillsboro ...

So far, we found very little information about Hillsboro. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hillsboro to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hillsboro, please Contact Us.

Hillsboro would have been located within present day Louisa County<2>.

The location of Hillsboro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hillsboro is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hillsboro was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Hillsboro still existed, it would have been in the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named Hillsboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Hillsboro: This one is located in Louisa County and the other is located in Henry County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 34 communities that are also named Hillsboro - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hillsboro.

Communities near Hillsboro ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hillsboro.

• Muscatine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
  • Muscatine is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <5>
• Washington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Wapello
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
  • Wapello is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
• Lone Tree
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
  • Lone Tree is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Tree <5>
• Winfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Riverside
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• Fruitland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
• Wayland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <5>
• Morning Sun
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
  • Morning Sun is located in Louisa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <5>
• Ainsworth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
  • Ainsworth is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hillsboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hillsboro.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hillsboro. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillsboro.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillsboro. See our Newspapers Page for Hillsboro.

Adding Hillsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hillsboro in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

We originally found mention of Hillsboro in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hillsboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacountyiowa.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/