Hillsboro

Hillsboro

English

Etymology

The civil parish is named after British politician Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (1718 - 1793). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪlz.bʌ.ɹoʊ/
• Hyphenation: Hills‧bo‧ro
• Rhymes: -ɪlzbʌɹəʊ
• Homophone: Hillsborough

Proper noun

Hillsboro

1. A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [From 1765]
2. A town in Alabama.
3. An unincorporatedcommunity in Georgia, United States; named for early settlers John and Isaac Hill.
4. A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Illinois; perhaps named for the area's hilly terrain, or for Hillsborough, North Carolina.
5. A town in Fountain County, Indiana; named for the area's hilly terrain.
6. An unincorporatedcommunity in Henry County, Indiana; named for its relatively high elevation.
7. A city in Iowa.
8. A city in Kansas; named for early settler John Gillespie Hill.
9. An unincorporatedcommunity in Kentucky.
10. A small town in Caroline County, Maryland. Not to be confused with Hillsborough in Prince George's County.
11. A census-designated place in Mississippi.
12. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Missouri; a translation of Monticello (literally “little mount”), the home of President Thomas Jefferson.
13. A census-designated place in New Mexico.
14. A city, the county seat of Traill County, North Dakota; named for Canadian-American railroad official James J. Hill.
15. A city, the county seat of Highland County, Ohio; named for nearby hills.
16. A city, the county seat of Washington County, Oregon; named for early settler and Oregon politician David Hill.
17. A census-designated place in Tennessee.
18. A city, the county seat of Hill County, Texas; named for its county.
19. An unincorporatedcommunity in King and Queen County, Virginia.
20. A town in Loudoun County, Virginia.
21. A town in West Virginia; named for early settler John Hill.
22. A city in Wisconsin.

See also

• Hillsborough