Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Highland County, Ohio, United States, approximately 35 miles (56 km) west of Chillicothe and 50 miles (80 km) east of Cincinnati. The population was 6,481 at the 2020 census.
At a Glance
- County: Highland County
- County seat of Highland County
- State: Ohio
History of Hillsboro
Hillsboro was platted in 1807, and most likely named for the hills near the original town site. One of the late 19th century’s largest reform organizations, the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union that went on to play important roles in achieving women’s suffrage and prohibition, was founded in Hillsboro in 1873.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Hillsboro, Ohio, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.