Michigan Counties - Hillsdale County

With US highway 12 providing easy access between Detroit and Chicago,
Hillsdale County is strategically located along the pulse of a thriving
agricultural and industrial heartland.

Hillsdale county was given its name because of the rolling green
hills an valleys. It is also the only county that borders two other
states, Indiana and Ohio. The first white settler came in 1827. Others
followed and many were New Englanders. Villages began to grow where
the travelers stopped to rest. These were Somerset, Moscow, Jonesville
and Allen's Corner. Hillsdale is the oldest major city in mid-Michigan.
In 1871 the railroad made it an important rail center. The Baptist
Hillsdale College opened in 1844. Hillsdale county was a major farming area.

Eighteen townships, six villages and three cities comprise the governmental
structure of Hillsdale County.

If you are looking for a peaceful atmosphere, a thriving business or
industrial climate, it is in Hillsdale County.

COUNTY STATISTICS

County Seat: Hillsdale

Size: 600 Square Miles

Elevation: 900-1200 Feet

Physiography: Rolling Plains, hilly uplands

Growing Season: 140-160 days

Annual Precipitation: 33-36 inches

Average Snowfall: 40-60 inches

Forest Type: Oak-Hickory, Maple-Beech

Fall Colors: Middle October

CITIES WITHIN

Allen (49227) - Austin Bankers - Betzer - Cambria - Camden (49232)
Frontier (49239) - Hillsdale (49242) - Hoxie - Jefferson - Jerome (49249)
Jonesville (49250) - Litchfield (49252) - Mallory - Milnes - Moderville
Montgomery (49255) - Moscow (49257) - Mosherville (49258) - North Adams (49262)
Omega - Osseo (49266) - Pittsford (49271) - Prattville (49271) - Ransom
Reading (49274) - Saratoga - Shadyside - Somerset (49281) - Somerset Center (49282)
Steamburg Waldron (49288) - Wheatland - Woodbridge

SURROUNDING COUNTIES

Branch - Calhoun - Jackson - Lenawee

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

Hillsdale Chamber of Commerce

Hillsdale County Government

Sheriff's Department Stanley W. Burchardt
165 W. Fayette St. (517) 437-7317

County Clerk Courthouse, Room 1 29 N. Howell St. (517) 437-3391

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