Hilltown, Indiana
Hilltown, Indiana | |
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Hilltown Hilltown | |
| Coordinates: 38°50′13″N 85°39′44″W / 38.83694°N 85.66222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Jennings |
| Township | Montgomery |
| Elevation | 650 ft (200 m) |
| ZIP code | 47270 |
| FIPS code | 18-33988[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 436227[1] |
Hilltown is an unincorporated community in Montgomery Township, Jennings County, Indiana.
Geography
Hilltown is located west of Paris Crossing.[3]
History
Thomas Hill Sr., a transplant from Kentucky, came to the area in 1817; he brought several family members with him. In 1822, the family founded the Coffee Creek Baptist Church. This church was west of the future community of Paris Crossing, near where the Baptist cemeteries in Hilltown are today. Later, the Baptist Church was moved into Paris Crossing.[4] Members of the Hill family were born in and around Paris and Hilltown.[5]
The community of Hilltown appears in the 1884 Atlas of Jennings County, Indiana; it was in sections 29, 30, 31, and 32 of Montgomery Township, adjacent to Paris Crossing and near Commiskey. Among the buildings were a sorghum mill, two churches, and a cemetery.[6]
A 1914 article gives some of the history of the community: "West of this prehistoric town [Paris] was Hilltown, which was in two divisions, as it were, one part west and [the] other part on [the] east side of Coffee Creek. Both divisions had stores, shops and other enterprises, and all were prosperous. Today Evolution, by his hand of changing conditions, has completely removed the business houses and shops from the once noted Hilltown, and with the town went the Old Baptist Church."[7]
The Coffee Creek Cemetery is located in Hilltown.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hilltown, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Jennings County 1884, Indiana. D. J. Lake and Co. 1884. p. 45. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ The three townships that made up early Montgomery Township 1800 into 1850's: Lovett, Marion and Montgomery Townships. p. 4.
Thomas Hill Sr. came in 1817, he had lived in Kentucky and brought several of his family with him, they later founded the Coffee Creek Baptist church in 1822. This church was west of what became Paris Crossing, and was near where the Baptist cemeteries are today. Later, the church was moved into Paris Crossing, the brick was made near here.
- ^ Robbins, Lanny A (1926). Hill Genealogy.
- ^ An Atlas of Jennings County, Indiana. Philadelphia, PA: D.J. Lake and Company. 1884.
- ^ "Some Early History of the Southern Part of Jennings County". North Vernon Plain Dealer. North Vernon, IN. January 29, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ "Commiskey". North Vernon Plain Dealer. North Vernon, IN. February 5, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved July 12, 2025.