THE HILLSBORO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Eastern Highland Rim setting.
Hillsboro town has 1.88 square miles of land in Lawrence County. Its Census reference point is in Eastern Highland Rim, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Hillsboro and Lawrence County
Hillsboro is associated with Lawrence County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Hillsboro by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Hillsboro, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 3.6 percentage points lower than the 3.7% recorded for Lawrence County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hillsboro town has 36.5% of the land area of nearby Trinity city (5.15 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

