Hillsboro, Kentucky

Hillsboro is an unincorporated community in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States. Hillsboro is located at the junction of Kentucky Route 111 and Kentucky Route 158, 9.8 miles (15.8 km) south-southeast of Flemingsburg.^[3] The population was 4,664 in 2024.^[4]

Hillsboro, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Hillsboro
Coordinates: 38°17′36″N 83°39′32″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Fleming
Elevation	863 ft (263 m)
Population  (2024)
• Total	4,664
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	41049[1]
Area code	606
GNIS feature ID	494271[2]

History

First called Foudraysville, named after the Foudray family of early settlers, it was renamed Hillsboro when the post office opened in 1833.^[5] In 1874, a fire was started by robbers, burning several buildings in the center of town, including E. G. SHIELDS' store, J. W. CRAIN'S store, the wholesale house of J.A.H. KERNS, and the drugstore of L. J. JONES. The buildings, however, were all replaced after the first fire. In 1917, a second fire burned buildings in the same area.

Hillsboro Covered Bridge, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Hillsboro.^[6]