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In 1852, John Reed Hilliard bought of farmland in western Franklin County, Ohio from Hoseah High and Abraham Wendell.

Geographically, the Hilliard area is between Big Darby Creek on the west and the Scioto River on the east.

Originally called Hilliard ’ s Station, the town grew around the railroad route of the Piqua and Indiana Railroad station, which bisected the former Hilliard farmland.

Hilliard ’ s Station served as an ideal shipping point for agricultural products going to market and supplies coming to the farmers in the area.

The original Hilliard area was platted by John Hilliard on September 1, 1853.