Do you know of Hillgrove ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Hillgrove. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Hillgrove.<1>

Our sources for Hillgrove (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Hillgrove other than they indicate that Hillgrove would be found somewhere in Harrison County, Indiana.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1891 and closed  in 1907.

Communities Also Named Hillgrove ...

We found five communities that share the name Hillgrove.

Within Indiana, the name Hillgrove is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, three are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Los Angeles County
    • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Hillgrove [Los Angeles County].
  • Kentucky
    • Meade County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Hillgrove [Meade County].
  • New Brunswick
    • Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Hillgrove.
  • Nova Scotia
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Hillgrove.
  • Washington
    • Grays Harbor County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Hillgrove [Grays Harbor County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Hillgrove ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Hillgrove:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Hillgrove - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Map from 1908 (unknown title/publisher)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Hillgrove.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 18/33790   (Place Name: Hillgrove)

County: Harrison     (FIPS State/County: 18/061)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Hillgrove) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Harrison County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Harrison County.