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Hillsboro, Georgia

Coordinates: 33°10′47″N 83°38′28″W / 33.17972°N 83.64111°W / 33.17972; -83.64111
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Hillsboro, Georgia
Hillsboro is located in Georgia
Hillsboro
Hillsboro
Hillsboro is located in the United States
Hillsboro
Hillsboro
Coordinates: 33°10′47″N 83°38′28″W / 33.17972°N 83.64111°W / 33.17972; -83.64111
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyJasper
Elevation
646 ft (197 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31038
Area code(s)706 & 762
GNIS feature ID356309[1]

Hillsboro is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Georgia, United States, established around 1795.[2]

Location and history

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The community of Hillsboro is located on Georgia State Route 11 (formerly the Macon to Athens Road) 9 miles (14 km) south of the county seat of Monticello.

Early years

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The community was established around 1795 and named after John and Isaac Hill, pioneer settlers, and originally spelled Hillsborough.[3][4] It was the county seat of Baldwin County briefly in 1806 before the county was divided into Jasper and other counties. It is the birthplace of Benjamin Harvey Hill, a United States and later Confederate States Senator.[4]

Civil War

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During the American Civil War, Hillsboro was in the path of Sherman's March to the Sea and suffered damage and plundering from Federal troops.[2] The community was sacked a second time, when cavalry under Major General George Stoneman passed through on their way to Macon, where Stoneman was subsequently captured by the Confederate Army troops.[2]

20th Century and beyond

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By the early years of the 20th century, Hillsboro was described as "a thriving and prosperous community" with a number of stores, churches, and shops. There was also a bank and a two-story school house.[2] By the later years of the century, in the wake of declining enrollment and school district consolidation, the old school house was converted to a community center.[2]

Hillsboro has a post office with ZIP code 31038.[5][6]

See also

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List of county seats in Georgia (U.S. state)

References

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  1. ^ "Hillsboro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Hillsboro History". The Monticello News. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  3. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 109. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  4. ^ a b "Hillsboro". ExploreGeorgia.org. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  5. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  6. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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