Hillsdale is an unincorporated community in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

[5] Its early businesses were located at the bottom of the hill, near the railroad depot, but most of the houses were built higher up on the hillside.

This elevation difference complicated movement between the two sections of the community, so in 1903 the Hillsdale Steps were built on the hillside to improve foot transportation.

[7] The 1994 children's film Blank Check was set in a fictionalized version of Hillsdale which seems to be a major city rather than the true-life community.

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