Hillsboro, Georgia

Hillsboro, Georgia
Unincorporated community
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

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

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

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

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

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

References

  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.