Hillsboro

== English == === Etymology === From hills +‎ -boro or Hill +‎ -s- +‎ -boro, variant of Hillsborough. 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 A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [From 1765] A town in Alabama. An unincorporated community in Georgia, United States; named for early settlers John and Isaac Hill. A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Illinois; perhaps named for the area's hilly terrain, or for Hillsborough, North Carolina. A town in Fountain County, Indiana; named for the area's hilly terrain. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Indiana; named for its relatively high elevation. A city in Iowa. A city in Kansas; named for early settler John Gillespie Hill. An unincorporated community in Kentucky. A small town in Caroline County, Maryland. Not to be confused with Hillsborough in Prince George's County. A census-designated place in Mississippi. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Missouri; a translation of Monticello (literally “little mount”), the home of President Thomas Jefferson. A census-designated place in New Mexico. A city, the county seat of Traill County, North Dakota; named for Canadian-American railroad official James J. Hill. A city, the county seat of Highland County, Ohio; named for nearby hills. A city, the county seat of Washington County, Oregon; named for early settler and Oregon politician David Hill. A census-designated place in Tennessee. A city, the county seat of Hill County, Texas; named for its county. An unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia. A town in Loudoun County, Virginia. A town in West Virginia; named for early settler John Hill. A city in Wisconsin. === See also === Hillsborough