Livestock Yards: With two operating livestock yards, Hillsboro is known for it's agricultural influences.  Union Stock Yards is located at 7510 St. Rt. 138, 937-393-1958, with sales on Thursdays.  United Producers Inc., is also located on U.S. 50 West, 937-393-3424, with sales held on Mondays. 

Highland House Museum: Located at 151 East Main Street in Hillsboro and built in 1842, this federal-style home is on the National Register of Historic Places and will take you back to another place in time.  Open March - December on Fridays 1-5 p.m. and Sundays 1-4 p.m., also by appointment.  Call 937-393-3396 for more information.

Business and Industry: Hillsboro is the center for industry in Highland County.  With numerous opportunities including Weastec, Praxair, Hobart, and many other businesses and corporations, Hillsboro is quickly becoming the business and economic center of the region.

Rocky Fork Lake State Park:  A paradise for outdoor enthusiasts.  Unlimited horsepower boating allows for excellent skiing on the lake which also provides catches of bass, muskellunge and walleye for skilled fishermen.  A scenic gorge, dolomite caves and natural wetlands add to the popularity of this recreation area.  More information including things to do, maps, and directions to the lake can be found at RockyForkLake.com.

Star Cinemas: The local cinema has a wide variety of evening and matinee shows for the whole family.  For up-to-date show times and showing information call 937-393-8400 or click here.

Southern State Community College (www.sscc.edu): was founded in 1975 and has expanded its services to include a total of four campuses and serves a five county area. Southern State Community College offers Associate Degrees in Arts, Sciences, and Technical studies in Applied Business and nine degrees in Applied Science. Three certificate programs include Practical Nursing, Office Assistant and Data Information Processing. Within the past two years Southern State Community College has expanded with the opening of a new facility at North Campus in Wilmington, and the Appalachian Gateway Center at South Campus in Fincastle.  More information including a virtual tour of the facilities can be found at HighlandCountySchools.com.

Recreational Facilities: The Hillsboro area has many recreational facilities. The Elks Lodge is located at 141 Danville Pike and offers a nine-hole golf course and dining facilities (937) 393-2940. Rocky Fork Golf and Tennis Center is an 18-hole, 6,600 yard, championship golf course, located six miles east of Hillsboro on State Route 124 (937) 393-9004. This privately owned course has been voted the best of Public Greens in Southern Ohio. Snow Hill Country Club is a membership only facility located 12 miles northwest of Hillsboro on Route 73 and has a swimming pool, golf course and clubhouse for social activities. The Hillsboro Swim Club is located at 635 West Main St. (937) 393-4367 and offers a refreshing pool. The City Recreation Board furnishes playground supervision for activities at city playgrounds for eight weeks during the summer. Five lighted baseball parks are available for Little League and industrial league use. There are seven tennis courts available throughout the city.
 

Opportunities in Hillsboro!

Highland District Hospital: The area’s modern acute care medical and surgical facility providing inpatient and outpatient, maternity, Home Health care, sports medicine, occupational health, cardiac, and 24-hour emergency services.

Hillsboro High School: includes grades seven through twelve and has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3 to 1. Hillsboro High School (HHS) has a total enrollment of 1,240 and is affiliated with the Great Oaks Joint Vocational School. Juniors and seniors may attend Laurel Oaks campus located 22 miles away in Wilmington. Hillsboro High School has many opportunities for students including 66 subjects in the academic, commercial and general areas. Other opportunities include Occupational Work Adjustment, Co-Operative Office Education, Vocational Agriculture, Vocational Home Economics and Marketing Education. HHS also has over thirty supervised extracurricular activities. More information including a virtual tour of the facilities can be found at HighlandCountySchools.com.

Utilities: 
Natural gas is provided by Pike Natural Gas Company purchased from Columbia Gas Transmission and is transported by high pressure distribution pipeline in Highland and Clinton counties.  Ameritech provides telephone service in Hillsboro.  Water is supplied from Clear Creek and is stored in two reservoirs with a capacity of 256 million gallons. Sewer services are also provided by the city.  Time Warner Cable provides local cable service and Hillsboro Public Access television.  American Electric Power (AEP) serves the Hillsboro area with electricity. AEP is one of the largest investor-owned electric utilities and provides power to seven million people in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. South Central Power Company is a rural electric cooperative providing approximately 80,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers. For utility contact information see our Community Directory.

Other Conveniences:
Hillsboro’s Post Office is a first class facility with full parcel post services. For more information see our Community Directory. 

Highland District Library is the location for genealogy research and all your media needs from back issues of periodicals to books, music cassettes and CDs, videos, large print books, and interactive CD-ROMs. Hillsboro and Greenfield locations are open Monday – Thursday 9 to 8, Friday and Saturday 9 to 5. The Lynchburg branch is open Monday – Thursday 9 to 6, Friday and Saturday 9 to 5. The Leesburg branch is open Monday and Wednesday 12 to 8, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 12 to 5. For more information see our Community Directory. 

Highland County Sheriff’s Department (www.highlandcoso.com), Highway Department, County Airport, Hillsboro Police Department, Highland County Health Department phone numbers and many more can be found on our Community Directory .

The Highland County Chamber of Commerce also provides many services to the community throughout the year.  Go to the their web site for more information.

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