MOORES HILL DESCRIPTION & HISTORY

The unincorporated Town of Moores Hill is 13 miles west of Aurora on the western boundaries of Sparta Township and Dearborn County, on property originally owned by Alan Moore, a mill owner and Methodist minister.

Platted in 1839 by Adam Moore and Andrew Stevens, it originally contained nine lots adjacent to Moore 's gristmill. Many early settlers in the town were Methodist families from Delaware and the shore of Maryland. The first mercantile business was established by Samuel Herron.

Moores Hill College was organized in 1854 under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1915, a fire destroyed the early buildings of the college, and it subsequently was moved to Evansville to become the University of Evansville.

Moores Hill has a population of about 616, and is governed by a three-member board and clerk-treasurer. Council members are President Virgil Heller: 744-3369; 13998 Main St., Moores Hill, IN 47032; Elvin Miller: 744-3399; 14257 Main St., Moores Hill, IN 47032; and Jean Stiles: 744-3538; P.O. Box 9, Moores Hill, IN 47032. Clerk-treasurer: John Rumsey: 744-3563; P.O. Box 323, Moores Hill, IN 47032. Town attorney is Matthew Zerbe: 537-0001; 15 W. Center St. Suite 100, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025.

The town is served by the Dearborn County Sheriff's Department, 301 W. High St., Lawrenceburg, IN 47025, which may be reached at 537-3431 or 1-800-543-1149 for non-emergencies. The sheriff's department operates a field office at Carnegie Hall, Main Street, 744-5300. The number is not for emergencies.

Moores Hill has its own volunteer fire department, Capt. David Miles: 744-3787, P.O. Box 173, Moores Hill, IN, 47032.

Moores Hill is part of the South Dearborn Community School Corporation. Children attend Moores Hill Elementary until grade eight and then South Dearborn High School.

The cultural leader in Moores Hill is the Carnegie Historic Landmarks Preservation Society Inc., which operates many programs and special events from Carnegie Hall, Main Street. The building is recognized by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources as a historic landmark.

Among the preservation society's main events are a Strawberry festival in May, bingo, and the Moores Hill Alumni Dinner and Dance in June.

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