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Hillsboro Indiana Map

Explore Hillsboro, Indiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Hillsboro, Indiana

How to Use This Hillsboro, Indiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hillsboro, Indiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Indiana or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Hillsboro.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityHillsboro
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyFountain County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Latitude40.108825
Longitude-87.157607
Population508
Density626.6 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes47362, 47949
Area Code317, 765
County SeatCovington
School DistrictSoutheast Fountain School Corporation

About Hillsboro, Indiana

Hillsboro is a locality in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 508. The population density is 626.6 people per km². Hillsboro is located at 40.1088°N, 87.1576°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Hillsboro is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 47362, 47949.

Hillsboro emerges from the undulating landscape of western Indiana as a quiet intersection of open fields and the persistent, low-slung course of the East Fork Coal Creek. It lies 11.1 miles southeast of Fountain, IN (from Fountain, IN: bearing 135°T), and is situated 16.7 miles northeast of Howard. The terrain here functions as a mosaic of woodlots and cultivated soil, where the horizon is defined by the steady, measured rhythm of the seasons rather than the dramatic upheaval of distant geography. To the east, the silhouette of the Devils Backbone provides a faint, jagged anchor against the sky, while closer to the periphery, the land softens into the sheltered habitats of the Hillsboro Wildlife Management Area. The light at dusk settles heavily over the flat, dark earth, casting long, bruised shadows that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped behind the tree line.

Hillsboro carries the weight of a regional history rooted in the patient extraction of resources and the slow expansion of agricultural life. The local economy persists through a grounded reliance on the surrounding acreage, a legacy that survives in the weathered brick of older structures and the steady, unpretentious commerce of the main thoroughfares. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the recreational draw of Sugar Mill Lake pulls residents toward its quiet waters, providing a necessary stillness that mirrors the temperament of the people who dwell here. Life in Hillsboro moves with a deliberate pace, colored by the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest, where the air often carries the faint, dry scent of turned soil and the cooling promise of an approaching evening.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Hillsboro Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 101° E
  • Pedestal Rock Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 162° S
  • Crawfordsville Country Club (Park) — 11.4 mi, 119° SE
  • Shades State Park (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 167° S
  • Bachner Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.6 mi, 130° SE
  • Shawnee Bottoms (Nature Reserve) — 12.2 mi, 316° NW
  • Shawnee Canyon (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 161° S
  • Kickapoo Ravine (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 160° S
  • Frisz Ravine (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 159° S
  • Kirtz Ravine (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 159° S
  • Prospect Point (Viewpoint) — 12.6 mi, 159° S
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 109° E
  • Sugar Creek (Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 182° S
  • Turkey Run State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 186° S
  • Lake Wildlife Areaveland Park (Local Park) — 15.3 mi, 166° S
  • Crawfordsville Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 15.4 mi, 111° E
  • Juliet Straus Memorial (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 189° S
  • Richard Lieber (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 190° S
  • Ross Camp and Ross Hills (State Recreation Area) — 20.2 mi, 011° N
  • Inspired Fire (Gallery) — 21.5 mi, 031° NE
  • Stone figure (Public Artwork) — 22.2 mi, 036° NE
  • Danville War Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 273° W
  • AMC Classic Village Mall 6 (Cinema) — 25.2 mi, 280° W
  • Vermillion County Museum (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 273° W
  • Fowler Hall (Theatre) — 25.3 mi, 030° NE
  • Loeb Playhouse (Theatre) — 25.4 mi, 030° NE
  • Malibu Jack's Lafayette (Theme Park) — 25.4 mi, 040° NE
  • Kickapoo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 29.7 mi, 280° W
  • Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.5 mi, 151° SE · 16k acres
  • Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 78.9 mi, 151° SE · 204k acres

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About This Hillsboro Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hillsboro, Indiana. Coordinates: 40.108825, -87.157607. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Hillsboro includes the ZIP code (47362, 47949), telephone area code (317, 765), county seat of Fountain County (Covington), and school district assignment (Southeast Fountain School Corporation).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.