Hillsboro, Kentucky

Hillsboro, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Hillsboro
Coordinates: 38°17′36″N 83°39′32″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Fleming
Elevation	863 ft (263 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	2,010 [1]
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	41049[2]
Area code	606
GNIS feature ID	494271[3]

Hillsboro is an unincorporated community in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States. Hillsboro is located at the junction of Kentucky Route 111 and Kentucky Route 158, 9.8 miles (15.8 km) south-southeast of Flemingsburg.[4]

History

First called Foudraysville for the Foudray family of early settlers, it was renamed Hillsboro when the post office opened in 1833.[5] In 1874 a fire was started by robbers, burning several buildings in the center of town, among them being E. G. SHIELDS' store, J. W. CRAIN'S store, the wholesale house of J.A.H. KERNS, and the drugstore of L. J. JONES. The buildings, however, were all replaced after the first fire. In 1917 a second fire burned the buildings located in the same area.

Hillsboro Covered Bridge, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Hillsboro.[6]

References

1. Zipcode.org (2007). "Hillsboro, Kentucky". Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
3. "Hillsboro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. State Primary Road System: Fleming County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
5. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 141. ISBN 0813126312. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.