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Indiana was admitted to the Union,
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Nicknamed "The Hoosier State",
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Indiana Local History
County & Town
- ADAMS COUNTY
First created in 1835
*County seat: Decatur
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Berne, Coppess Corner, Decatur, Geneva, Honduras, Linn Grove,
Magley, Monmouth, Monroe, Perryville, Peterson, Pleasant Mills, Preble, Rivare,
and Salem.
ALLEN COUNTY
*First created in 1824
*County seat: Fort Wayne
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include:Aboite, Academie, Arcola, Avalon, Boston Corner, Carrolls, Cedar Canyons,
Cedar Shores, Cedarville, Cuba, Dixon, Dune Mill, East Liberty, Edgerton,
Ferguson, Five Points, Four Presidents Corners, Fort Wayne, Gar Creek, Georgetown,
Grabill, Halls Corners, Hadley, Harlan, Hessen Cassel, Hoagland, Huntertown,
Leo, Maples, Middletown, Milan Center, Monroeville, New Haven, Poe, River
Haven, Royville, Tillman, Townley, Wallen, Waynedale, Williams, Woodburn,
Yoder, and Zulu.
BARTHOLOMEW
COUNTY
First created in 1821
*County seat: Columbus
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Azalia, Bethel Village, Clifford, Columbus, Corn Brook, Elizabethtown,
Garden City, Grammer, Grandview Lake, Hartsville, Hope, Jonesville, Lowell,
Mount Healthy, North Gate, North Ogilville, Nortonburg, Ogilville, Old Saint
Louis, Parkside, Petersville, Pleasant View Village, Rosstown, Rugby, Saint
Louis Crossing, South Bethany, Stony Lonesome, Taylorsville, Walesboro,
Waynesville and Waymansville. For Edinburgh, see JOHNSON COUNTY.
BENTON COUNTY
*First created in 1840
*County seat: Fowler
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Ambia, Atkinson, Barce, Boswell, Chase, Dunn, Earl Park, Fowler,
Freeland Park, Gravel Hill, Handy, Lochiel, Otterbein, Oxford, Raub, Sheff,
Swanington, Talbot, Templeton andWadena.
BLACKFORD
COUNTY
*First created in 1838
*County seat: Hartford City
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Converse, Hartford City, Matamoras, Millgrove, Montpelier, Renner,
Ridertown, Roll, Shamrock Lake and Trenton.
BOONE COUNTY
*First created in 1830
*County seat: Lebanon.
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Advance, Big Springs, Dover, Elizaville, Elmwood, Fayette,
Gadsden, Hazelring, Herr, Jamestown, Lebanon, Max, Mechanicsburg, Milledgeville,
New Brunswick, Northern Meadows, Northfield, Northfield Village, Pike, Rosston,
Royalton, Russell Lake, Shannondale, Shepherd, Stringtown, Thorntown, Terhune,
Ulen, Waugh, Whitestown and Zionsville.
BROWN COUNTY
*First created in
1836
*County seat: Nashville
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Becks Grove, Christiansburg, Elkinsville, Fruitdale, Gatesville,
Helmsburg, Mount Liberty, Nashville, Needmore, Pikes Peak, Spurgeons Corner,
Stone Head, Taggart, and Trevlac.
CARROLL COUNTY
*First created in 1828
*County seat: Delphi
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Bringhurst, Burlington, Burrows, Camden, Carrollton, Cutler,
Deer Creek, Delphi, Flora, Harley, Lexington, Lockport, Ockley, Owasco, Patton,
Pittsburg, Prince William, Pyrmont, Ray, Rockfield, Sleeth, Tecoma,
Walnut Gardens, Wheeling, and Yeoman.
CASS COUNTY
*First created in 1829
*County seat: Logansport
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Adamsboro, Anoka, Clymers, Danes, Deacon, Galveston, Hoovers, Kenneth,
Lake Ciott, Lincoln, Logansport, Lucerne, New Waverly, Onward, Poundstone
Corner, Royal Center, Twelve Mile, Walton and Young America.
CLARK COUNTY
*First created in 1801
*County seat: Jeffersonville
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Bennettsville, Bethlehem, Bolden, Carwood, Charlestown, Henryville,
Jeffersonville, Marysville, Memphis, Nabb, New Washington, Otisco, Otto, Owen,
Prather, Sellers, Solon, Speed, Watson and Wilson.
CLAY COUNTY
*First created in 1825
*County seat: Brazil
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Asherville, Bee Ridge, Billtown, Bowling Green, Brazil, Carbon,
Cardonia, Centerpoint, Clay City, Clovrland, Coalmont, Cory, Eel River, Harmony,
Hickory Island, Hoffman Crossing, Lancaster, Martz, Old Hill, Perth, Poland,
Pontiac, Purdy Hill, Saline City, Six Points, Staunton and Turner.
CLINTON COUNTY
*First created in 1830
*County seat: Frankfort
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Avery, Boyleston, Cambria, Colfax, Cyclone, Fickle, Forest,
Frankfort, Hillisburg, Kirklin, Manson, Michigantown, Moran, Mulberry, Reagan,
Rossville, Scircleville and Sedalia.
CRAWFORD COUNTY
*First created in 1818
*County seat: English
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Alton, Artist Point, Beechwood, Brownstown, Cape Sandy,
Carefree, Curby, Deuchers, Dry Run, Eckerty, English, Fredonia, Grantsburg,
Hogtown, Jericho, Leavenworth, Magnolia, Marengo, Mifflin, Milltown, Pilot
Knob, Riceville, Sulphur, Sulphur Springs, Taswell, Temple, Tower, W. Fork,
Wickliffe and Wyandotte.
DAVIESS COUNTY
*First created in 1817
*County seat: Washington
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Alfordsville, Black Oak, Cannelburg, Cornettsville, Corning,
Cumback, Elnora, Glendale, Graham, Hudsonville, Jordan, Montgomery, Odon,
Pennyville, Plainville, Sandy Hook, South Washington, Waco, and Washington.
DEARBORN COUNTY
*First created in 1803
*County seat: Lawrenceburg
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Aurora, Bonnell, Braysville, Bright, Chesterville, Cochran,
Cold Springs, Dillsboro, Dillsboro Station, Dover, Farmers Retreat, Greendale,
Guilford, Hardinsburg, Homestead, Hubbells Corner, Kelso, Kirschs Corner,
Kyle, Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceville, Logan, Longnecker, Manchester, Moores Hill,
Mt. Sinai, Nebo, New Alsace, St. Leon, Sparta, Texas, Weisburg, West Harrison,
Wilmington and Wrights Corner.
DECATUR COUNTY
*First created in 1822
*County seat: Greensburg
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Adams, Alert, Burney, Clarksburg, Craig, Downeyville, Enochsburg,
Ewington, Forest Hill, Gaynorsville, Germantown, Greensburg, Harper,
Harris City, Horace, Kingston, Knarr Corner, Layton Mills, Letts, Mapleton
Corner, McCoy, Mechanicsburg, Middle Branch, Milford, Millhousen,
Neff Corner, New Pennington, New Point, Pinhook, Rossburg, St. Maurice, St.
Omer, St. Paul, Sandusky, Sardinia, Slabtown, Smithland, Smiths Crossing,
Smyrna, Springhill, Tarkeo Corner, Waynesburg, Westport and Williamstown.
DEKALB COUNTY
*First created in 1835
*County seat: Auburn
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Altona, Auburn, Butler, Cedar, Concord, Corunna, Garrett, Moore,
New Era, St. Joe, Spencerville and Summit.
DELAWARE COUNTY
*First created in 1827
*County seat: Muncie
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Albany, Anthony, Benadum, Bethel, Cammack, Cowan, Cross Roads, Daleville,
Desoto, Eaton, Gaston, Gates Corner, Granville, Janney, Medford, Morning
Side, Mount Pleasant, Muncie, New Burlington, Oakville, Progress, Royerton,
Selma, Sharps, Shideler, Stockport and Wheeling.
DUBOIS COUNTY
*First created in 1818
*County seat: Jasper
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Bretzville, Celestine, Crystal, Cuzco, Dubois, Ferdinand,
Haysville, Hillham, Holland, Huntingburg, Jasper, Johnsburg, Kellerville,
Mentor, Norton, Portersville, St. Anthony, Saint Henry, Schnellville and Stapleton.
ELKHART COUNTY
*First created in 1830
*County seat: Goshen
*Cities, Towns & Communities
include: Baintertown, Benton, Bonneyville Mills, Bristol, Dunlap, Elkhart,
Foraker, Goshen, Jamestown, Middlebury, Midway, Millersburg, Morehous, Nappanee,
New Paris, Nibbyville, Packman, Simonton Lake, Southwest, Stony Creek, Vistula,
and Wakarusa.
FAYETTE COUNTY
*First created in 1819
*County seat: Connersville
*Cities & Towns include:
Alpine, Alquina, Bentonville, Bunker Hill, Connersville, Everton, Falmouth,
Harrisburg, Huber, Longwood, Lyonsville, Nulltown, Salters, Springersville,
and Waterloo.
FLOYD COUNTY
*First created in 1819
*County seat: New Albany
*Cities & Towns include:
Duncan, Floyds Knobs, Galena, Georgetown, Greenville and New Albany.
FOUNTAIN COUNTY
*First created in 1826
*County seat: Covington
*Cities & Towns include: Attica,
Aylesworth, Cates, Centennial, Coal Creek, Covington, Fountain, Graham,
Hillsboro, Hunter Corner, Kingman, Mackie, Mellot, Newtown, Palmerton, Riverside,
Rob Roy, Simpson Corner, Steam Corner, Stephens Crossing, Stone Bluff, Veedersburg,
Wallace, and Yeddo.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
*First created in 1811
*County seat: Brookville
*Cities & Towns include:
Ashy, Bath, Blooming Grove, Brookville, Buena Vista, Cedar Grove, Drewersburg,
Hamburg, Highland Center, Klemmes Corner, Laurel, Metamora, Mixerville, Mound
Haven, Mount Carmel, New Fairfield, New Trenton, Oak Forest, Old Bath, Oldenburg,
Palestine, Peoria, Peppertown, Raymond, Rockdale, Saint Marys, Saint Peter,
Scipio, Sharptown, South Gate, Stavetown, Yellow Bank, and Youngs Corner.
FULTON COUNTY
*First created in 1835
*County seat: Rochester
*Cities & Towns include: Akron,
Athens, Bruce Lake, Delong, Fletcher, Fulton, Grasscreek, Green Oak, Kewanna,
Lake Bruce, Leiters Ford, Pershing, Rochester, Tiosa, and Wagoner.
GIBSON COUNTY
*First created in 1813
*County seat: Princeton
*Cities & Towns include: Antioch,
Beck, Buckskin, Crawleyville, Douglas, East Mt. Carmel, Egg Harbor, Fort
Branch, Francisco, Haubstadt, Hazelton, Hickory Ridge, Jimtown, Johnson,
King, Knowles, Lyles, McGary, Miller, Mount Olympus, Mounts, Oakland City,
Owensville, Patoka, Princeton, Skelton, Somerville, and Wheeling.
GRANT COUNTY
*First created in 1831
*County seat: Marion
*Cities & Towns include: Arcana,
Brookhaven, Cole, Dooville, Fairmount, Farrville, Fowlerton, Gas City, Hackleman,
Hanfield, Herbst, Home Corner, Jadden, Jalapa, Jonesboro, Kiley, Lake Wood,
Landess, Marion, Matthews, Michaelsville, Mier, Normal, Point Isabel, Radley,
Roseburg, Shadeland, Sims, Swayzee, Sweetser, Upland, Van Buren, and Weaver.
GREENE COUNTY
*First created in 1821
*County seat: Bloomfield
*Cities & Towns include: Beehunter,
Bloomfield, Bushrod, Cincinnati, Doans, Dresden, Elliston, Hobbieville,
Ilene, Jasonville, Koleen, Latta, Linton, Lyons, Marco, Midland, Mineral,
Newark, Newberry, Plummer, Rincon, Scotland, Solsberry, Sponsler, Switz
City, Tulip, Vicksburg, Victoria and Worthington.
HAMILTON COUNTY
*First created in 1823
*County seat: Noblesville
*Cities & Towns include: Arcadia,
Aroma, Atlanta, Carmel, Cicero, Durbin, Eagletown, Fishers, Horton, Noblesville,
Sheridan and Westfield.
HANCOCK COUNTY
*First created in 1827
*County seat: Greenfield
*Cities & Towns include: Finly,
Fortville, Gem, Greenfield, Maxwell, McCordsville, Mohawk, Mt. Comfort,
New Palestine, Shirley, Spring Lake Park, Wilkinson and Willow Branch.
HARRISON COUNTY
*First created in 1808
*County seat: Corydon
*Cities & Towns include: Bradford,
Breckenridge, Bridgeport, Buena Vista, Central, Central Barren, Corydon,
Corydon Junction, Crandall, Davidson, Depauw, Dixie, Dogwood, Elizabeth,
Evans Landing, Fairdale, Fishtown, Frenchtown, Hancock Chapel, Hillcrest,
Laconia, Lanesville, Little St. Louis, Locust Point, Lottick Corner, Macedonia,
Mauckport, Moberly, Mott Station, New Amsterdam, New Boston, New Middletown,
New Salisbury, Palmyra, Ramsey, Rosewood, Seven Springs, Sugar Grove, Titus,
Valley City, and White Cloud.
HENDRICKS
COUNTY
*First created in 1824
*County seat: Danville
*Cities & Towns include:
Amo, Avon, Belleville, Bridgeport, Brownsburg, Cartersburg, Center Valley,
Clayton, Clermont Heights, Coatesville, Danville, Friendswood, Gale, Hadley,
Hazelwood, Joppa, Lizton, Magnetic Springs, Maplewood, Montclair, Nash, New
Winchester, North Belleville, North Salem, Pecksburg, Pittsboro, Plainfield,
Raintown, Reno, Six Points, Stilesville and Tilden.
HENRY COUNTY
*First created in 1822
*County seat: New Castle
*Cities & Towns include: Ashland,
Blountsville, Dunrieth, Foley, Grant City, Greensboro, Hillsboro, Honey,
Kennard, Knightstown, Lewisville, Luray, Messick, Middletown, Millville,
Mooreland, Mount Lawn, Mount Summit, New Castle, New Lisbon, Pierson Station,
Rogersville, Spiceland, Springport, Stone Quarry Mills, Straughn, Sulphur
Springs, and Westwood.
HOWARD COUNTY
*First created in 1844
*County seat: Kokomo
*Cities & Towns include: Alto,
Cassville, Center, Darrough Chapel, Fairfield, Greentown, Guy, Hemlock,
Indian Heights, Jerome, Judson, Kappa, Kokomo, New London, Oakford, Phlox,
Plevna, Poplar Grove, Ridgeway, Russiaville, Shanghai, Sycamore, Tampico,
Terre Hall, Vermont, West Liberty, and West Middleton.
HUNTINGTON
COUNTY
*First created in 1832
*County seat: Huntington
*Cities & Towns include:
Andrews, Banquo, Bippus, Bowerstown, Braken, Buckeye, Goblesville, Harlansburg,
Huntington, Lancaster, Mahon, Majenica, Makin, Mardenis, Markle, Milo, Mount
Etna, Pleasant Plain, Plum Tree, Roanoke, Roanoke Station, Rock Creek, Simpson,
Toledo, and Warren.
JACKSON COUNTY
*First created in 1816
*County seat: Brownstown
*Cities & Towns include: Acme,
Bobtown, Brownstown, Chestnut Ridge, Clear Spring, Cortland, Crothersville,
Dudleytown, Dunham, Ewing, Fleming, Freetown, Kriete Corner, Kurtz, Maumee,
Medora, New Elizabethtown, New Farmington, Peters Switch, Reddington, Retreat,
Rockford, Seymour, Shields, Sparksville, Spraytown, Surprise, Tampico, Uniontown,
Vallonia, Weddleville, and Wegan.
JASPER COUNTY
*First created in 1835
*County seat: Rensselaer
*Cities & Towns include:
Aix, Asphaltum, Baileys Corner, Collegeville, Deer Park, Demotte, Dunns,
Dunns Bridge, Egypt, Fair Oaks, Forest City, Fountain Park, Gifford, Hanging
Grove, Kersey, Kniman, Laura, Lewiston, McCoysburg, Moffitt, Moody, Newland,
North Marion, Parr, Remington, Rensselaer, Rosebud, South Marion, Stoutsburg,
Surrey, Tefft, Virgie, Wheatfield and Zadoc.
JAY COUNTY
*First created in 1835
*County seat: Portland
*Cities & Towns include:
Antiville, Balbec, Bellfountian, Blaine, Bluff Point, Boundary City, Brice,
Bryant, Center, Collett, Como, Corkwell, Dunkirk, Greene, Jay City, Kitt,
Liber, New Corydon, New Mount Pleasant, Noble, Pennville, Pleasant Ridge,
Poling, Pony, Portland, Powers, Red Key, Ridertown, Salamonia, Trinity, and
Westchester.
JEFFERSON
COUNTY
*First created in 1811
*County seat: Madison
*Cities & Towns include:
Barbersville, Belleview, Bryantsburg, Canaan, Chelsea, China, Deputy, Dupont,
Foltz, Hanover, Kent, Madison, Marble Hill, Paynesville, Ringwald, Saluda,
Smyrna, Swanville, Volga, Wakefield, and Wirt.
JENNINGS COUNTY
*First created in 1817
*County seat: Vernon
*Cities & Towns include:
Brewersville, Butlerville, Commiskey, Four Corners, Grayford, Hayden, Hilltown,
Lovett, Nebraska, North Vernon, Oakdale, Paris, Paris Crossing, Queensville,
San Jacinto, Scipio, Vernon, Walnut Ridge, Whitcomb and Zenas.
JOHNSON COUNTY
*First created in 1823
*County seat: Franklin
*Cities & Towns include:Amity,
Anita, Banta, Bargersville, Bluff Creek, Bud, Critchfield, Edinburgh, El
Dorado, Frances, Franklin, Frances, Greenwood, Hendricks, Hopewell, Imperial
Hills, Kinder, McCarty, Mt. Pleasant, Needham, New Whiteland, Nineveh, Old
Bargersville, Princes Lakes, Providence, Reds Corner, Rocklane, Samaria, Smith
Valley, Stones Crossing, Trafalgar, Urmeyville, Waterloo and Whiteland.
KNOX COUNTY
*First created in 1790
*County seat: Vincennes
*Cities, Towns, and Communities
include: Bandmill, Beal, Bicknell, Bruceville, Busseron, Cantalaoupe,
Decker, Duncan, Edwardsport, Emison, Freelandville, Fritchton, Iona, Monroe
City, Oaktown, Orrville, Purcell, Ragsdale, Ridgeville, Saint Thomas, Sandborn,
Sisson, Smith, Storks Ferry, Verne, Vincennes, Vollmer, Westphalia, Wheatland,
and Willis.
KOSCIUSKO
COUNTY
*First created in 1835
*County seat: Warsaw
*Cities & Towns include: Atwood,
Bayfield, Beaver Dam, Burket, Claypool, Clunette, Gravelton, Hastings, Leesburg,
Mentone, Milford, Millwood, Monoquet, Oswego, North Webster, Packerton,
Pierceton, Sidney, Silver Lake, Syracuse, Warsaw, Wawasee, Winona Lake,
and Wooster.
LAGRANGE COUNTY
*First created in 1832
*County seat: Lagrange
*Cities & Towns include:
Eddy, Emma, Honeyville, Howe, Lagrange, Mongo, Ontario, Scott, Seyberts,
Shipshewana, Stroh, South Milford, Stony Creek, Topeka, Twin Lakes, Valentine
and Wolcottville.
LAKE COUNTY
*First created in 1836
*County seat: Crown Point
*Cities & Towns include:
Aetna, Ainsworth, Belshaw,Buffington, Calumet, Cedar Lake, Clarke,
Cook, Creston, Crown Point, Dyer, East Chicago, Gary, Griffith, Hammond, Hartsdale,
Hobart, Hornbeck, Indiana Harbor, Leroy, Liverpool, Lottaville, Lowell, Maynard,
Merrillville, Miller, New Chicago, North Hayden, Pine, Prairie View, Range
Line, Roby, Schererville, Schneider, Shelby, St. John, Weston and Whiting.
LAPORTE COUNTY
*First created in 1832
*County seat: La Porte
*Cities & Towns include: Ackerman,
Alida, Belfast, Byron, Fish Lake, Hanna, Haskells, Hayville, Heston, Hudson
Lake, Kingsbury, Kingsford Heights, La Crosse, Lalimere, Lakeland, Lake
Park, La Porte, Magee, Michigan City, Mill Creek, New Carlisle, Otis, Pinelake,
Pinola, Rolling Prairie, Smith, South Center, South La Porte, South Wanatah,
Stillwell, Thomaston, Tracy, Trail Creek, Union Center, Union Mills, Wanatah,
Waterford, Wellsboro, Westville and Youngs.
LAWRENCE COUNTY
*First created in 1818
*County seat: Bedford
*Cities & Towns include: Avoca,
Bartlettsville, Bedford, Bryantsville, Buddha, Coveyville, Coxton, Englewood,
Erie, Fort Ritner, Georgia, Guthrie, Heltonville, Hartleyville, Huron, Judah,
Leesville, Logan, Mitchell, Moorestown, Needmore, Oolitic, Peerless, Pinhook,
Rabitville, Rivervale, Sand Pit, Shawswick, Silverville, Springville, Stemm,
Thornton, Tunnelton, Williams, Yockey, and Zelma.
MADISON COUNTY
*First created in 1823
*County seat: Anderson
*Cities, Communities & Towns
include: Alfant, Alliance, Alexandria, Anderson, Bloomer, Chesterfield,
Dundee, Edgewood, Elwood, Emporia, Fishersburg, Florida, Frankton, Gilman,
Gimco City, Grandview, Gridley, Hamilton, Hardscrabble, Huntsville, Idlewold,
Ingalls, Lapel, Leisure, Linwood, Markleville, Moonville, New Columbus, Orestes,
Ovid, Pendleton, Perkinsville, Prosperity, Rigdon and Summitville.
MARION COUNTY
*First created in 1822
*County seat: Indianapolis
*Cities & Towns include:
Indianapolis, Acton, Augusta, Allisonville, Avalon Hills, Beech Grove, Ben
Davis, Brendonwood, Bridgeport, Broadmoor, Broad Ripple, Camby, Castleton,
Chapel Hill, Cumberland, Drexel Gardens, Eagledale, Edgewood, Fairwood Hills,
Five Points, Galader Station, Glenns Valley, Grandview, Highwoods, Irvington,
Ivy Hills, Julietta, Keystone Manor, Lawrence, Legendary Hills, Lindenwood,
Lynhurst, Mars Hill, Maywood, Millersville, Meridian Hills, New Augusta,
Nora, Oaklandon, Ravenswood, Rocky Ripple, Snacks, Southport, Speedway, Sunshine
Gardens, Traders Point, Tremont, Valley Mills, Wanamaker, Warren Hills,
Warren Park, West Newton, Williams Creek and Wynnedale.
MARSHALL COUNTY
*First created in 1835
*County seat: Plymouth
*Cities & Towns include: Argos,
Ayr, Bourbon, Bremen, Burr Oak, Culver, Donaldson, Glovertown, Harris, Hibbard,
Inwood, Lapaz, Linkville, Plymouth, Rutland, Teegarden, Tippecanoe, Twin
Lakes, Tyner, and Walnut.
MARTIN COUNTY
*First created in 1820
*County seat: Shoals
*Cities & Towns include: Blankenship,
Bramble, Burns City, Cale, Crane, Dover Hill, Hindostan Falls, Indian Springs,
Ironton, Loogootee, Mt. Olive, Natchez, Pleasant Valley, Rusk, Scenic Hill,
Shoals, South Martin, Trinity Springs, Whitfield, Willow Valley, Windom,
and Yenne.
MIAMI COUNTY
*First created in 1832
*County seat: Peru
*Cities & Towns include: Amboy,
Bennetts, Bunker Hill, Chili, Converse, Denver, Loree, Macy, McGrawsville,
Mexico, Miami, North Grove, Peru, Ridge View and Santa Fe.
MONROE COUNTY
*First created in 1818, from Orange
county.
*County seat: Bloomington
*Cities & Towns include:
Arlington, Buenavista, Bloomington, Broadview, Cascade, Chapel Hill, Clear
Creek, Dolan, Eastern Heights, Ellettsville, Elwren, Fleener, Garden Acres,
Handy, Harrodsburg, Highland Village, Hindustan, Hoosier Acres, Hunter Switch,
Kirby, Kirksville, Knight Ridge, Leonard Springs, Marlin Hills, Modesto,
Mt. Tabor, New Unionville, Sanders, Smithville, Stanford, Stinesville, Sunny
Slopes, Unionville, Van Buren Park, Woodville Hills and Yellowstone.
MONTGOMERY
COUNTY
*First created in 1823
*County seat: Crawfordsville
*Cities & Towns include:
Alamo, Ames, Beckville, Bowers, Browns Valley, Cherry Grove, Crawfordsville,
Darlington, Darlington Woods, Elmdale, Fiskville, Garfield, Hybernia, Kirkpatrick,
Ladoga, Lapland, Linden, Linnsburg, Mace, Manchester, New Market, New Richmond,
New Ross, North Union, Parkersburg, Pine Hills, Taylor Corner, Smartsburg,
Waveland, Waynetown, Wesley, Whitesville, Wingate and Yountsville.
MORGAN COUNTY
*First created in 1822
*County seat: Martinsville
*Cities & Towns include:
Adams, Allman, Bethany, Briarwood, Brooklyn, Bunker Hill, Campbells, Centerton,
Cope, Eminence, Exchange, Fields, Fox Hill, Hall, Hyndsdale, Mahalasville,
Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville, Morgantown, Paragon, Ridgewood, Taggart,
Whitaker, Wilbur, Wiser, and Wolff.
NEWTON COUNTY
*First created in 1835, the old
Newton County was abolished in 1839. It was recreated in 1859.
*County seat: Kentland
*Cities & Towns include:
Ade, Beaver City, Brook, Conrad, Enos, Foresman, Goodland, Iroquois River,
Kentland, Lake Village, Morocco, Mt. Ayr, Newton, Pembroke, Percy Junction,
Perkins, Roselawn, and Thayer.
NOBLE COUNTY
*First created in 1835
*County seat: Albion
*Cities, Towns and Communities
include: Albion, Avilla, Bakerstown, Brimfield, Burr Oak, Cosperville, Cromwell,
Green Center, Indian Village, Kendalville, Kimmell, Laotto, Ligonier, Lisbon,
Merriam, Port Mitchell, Ripley, Rome City, Wawaka, Wilmot, and Wolf
Lake.
OHIO COUNTY
*First created in 1844
*County seat: Rising Sun
*Cities & Towns include:
Aberdeen, Bascom Corner, Bear Branch, Blue, Camp Shor, Cofield Corner, Downey
Corner, French, Hartford, Milton, North Landing, Pate, and Rising Sun.
ORANGE COUNTY
*First created in 1816
*County seat: Paoli
*Cities & Towns include:
Abbey Dell, Bacon, Bonds, Braxtons, Chambersburg, Ethel, Fargo, French Lick,
Glass Rock, Greenbrier, Leipsic, Lost River, Millersburg, Newton Stewart,
Orleans, Paoli, Rego, Stampers Creek, Valeene, West Baden Springs and
Youngs Creek.
OWEN COUNTY
*First created in 1819
*County seat: Spencer
*Cities & Towns include:
Atkinsonville, Beamer, Carp, Cataract, Coal City, Cuba, Daggett, Denmark,
Devore, Freedom, Gosport, Hickory Corner, Highlets Corner, Hubbell, Jordan,
Patricksburg, Quincy, Romona, Smithville, Spencer, Southport, Spring Cave,
Vandalia, and Wallace Jc.
PARKE COUNTY
*First created in 1821
*County seat: Rockville
*Cities & Towns include:Bellmore,
Bloomingdale, Brazil Jc., Bridgeton, Catlin, Coxville, Guion, Jessups, Judson,
Lena, Marshall, Mecca, Rockville, Rosedale, Sand Cr., Tangier and West Union.
PERRY COUNTY
*First created in 1827
*County seat: Cannelton
*Cities & Towns include:
Adyeville, Apalona, Bandon, Branchville, Bristow, Cannelton, Celina, Derby,
Dexter, Dodd, Doolittle Mills, Gatchel, Gerald, Leopold, Lilly Dale, Magnet,
Mount Pleasant, Ranger, Rocky Point, Rome, Sassafras, Siberia, St. Croix,
Tell City, Terry, Troy and Uniontown.
PIKE COUNTY
*First created in 1817
*County seat: Petersburg
*Cities & Towns include:
Alford, Algiers, Arda, Ashby, Ayrshire, Bowman, Cato, Chandler, Coats Spring,
Coe, Enos Corner, Glezen, Hartwell Junction, Littles, Otwell, Petersburg,
Pikeville, Spurgeon, Stendal, Survant, Velpen, Whiteoak and Winslow.
PORTER COUNTY
*First created in 1835
*County seat: Valparaiso
*Cities & Towns include: Boone,
Burdick, Chesterton, Clanricards, Coburg, Grove, Hebron, Hurlburt, Kouts,
Malden, Morris, Nickel, Porter, Sedley, Suman, Valparaiso and Woodville.
POSEY COUNTY
*First created in 1814 from the
counties of Gibson and Warrick
*County seat: Mount Vernon
*Cities & Towns include:
Barrett, Bufkin, Caborn, Cynthiana, Erwin, Farmersville, Grafton, Griffin,
Hepburn, Heusler, Hovey, Lamott, Mt. Vernon, New Baltimore, New Harmony,
Oliver, Phillip Station, Poseyville, Prairie, Rapture, Rogers, Saint Phillip,
Solitude, Springfield, Stewartsville, Upton, Wadesville, Wellborn, and West
Franklin.
PULASKI COUNTY
*First created in 1835
*County seat: Winamac
*Cities & Towns include:
Anthonys, Beardstown, Clarks, Denham, Francesville, Lakeside, Lawton, Medaryville,
Monterey, Oak, Pulaski, Ripley, Star City, Thornhope, and Winamac.
PUTNAM COUNTY
*First created in 1822
*County seat: Greencastle
*Cities & Towns include: Bailey,
Bainbridge, Barnard, Belle Union, Brick Chapel, Broad Park, Carpentersville,
Clinton Falls, Cloverdale, Fern, Fillmore, Greencastle, Gary, Groveland,
Hamrick, Limedale, Mount Meridian, Raab Crossroads, Raccoon, Reelsville, Roachdale
and Russellville.
RANDOLPH COUNTY
*First created in 1818
Note: An old Randolph County,
in the Northwest Territory, was created in 1790, and in 1800 it became a
county of the Indiana Territory.
*County seat: Winchester
*Cities & Towns include:
Carlos, Crete, Deerfield, Farmland, Harrisville, Lynn, Modoc, Parker, Ridgeville,
Saratoga, Stone and Winchester.
RIPLEY COUNTY
*First created in 1816
*County seat: Versailles
*Cities & Towns include:
Ballstown, Batesville, Behlmer Corner, Benham, Cross Plains, Dabney, Delaware,
Elrod, Friendship, Hanney Corner, Holton, Lookout, Milan, Morris, Napoleon,
New Marion, Nicholasville, Old Milan, Olean, Osgood, Otter Village, Penntown,
Pierceville, Rexville, Spades, Stumpke Corner, Sunman and Versailles.
RUSH COUNTY
*First created in 1822
*County seat: Rushville
*Cities & Towns include:
Arlington, Boyd, Carthage, Circleville, Farmers, Farmington, Gings, Glenwood,
Gowdy, Henderson, Homer, Manilla, Mauzy, Mays, Milroy, Moscow, New Salem,
Occident, Raleigh, Richland, Rushville, Sexton and Williamstown.
SAINT JOSEPH
COUNTY
*First created in 1830
*County seat: South Bend
*Cities & Towns include:
Colburn, Crumstown, Granger, Hamilton, Holy Cross, North Liberty, Notre Dame,
Osceola, Pine, Plainfield, Lakeville, Lydick, Midway Corners, Mishawaka, New
Carlisle, North Liberty, Nutwood, Osceola, Terr Coupee, River Park, Roseland,
Rupel, South Bend, Walkerton, Westfield, Whartons, Woodland, and Wyatt.
SCOTT COUNTY
*First created in 1820
*County seat: Scottsburg
*Cities & Towns include:
Albion, Austin, Blocher, Leota, Lexington, Nabb, New Frankfort, Scottsburg
and Vienna.
SHELBY COUNTY
*First created in 1822
*County seat: Shelbyville
*Cities & Towns include:
Bengal, Blue Ridge, Boggstown, Brookfield, Camp Flat Rock, Candleglo Village,
Clover Village, Crestmoor, Fairland, Fenns, Flat Rock, Fountaintown, Freeport,
Geneva, Gwynneville, Green Meadows, Hildebrand Village, Knighthood Village,
Lewis Creek, London, Marietta, Marion, Meiks, Meltzer, Middletown, Morristown,
Mt. Auburn, Norristown, Pleasant View, Pleasure Valley, Prescott, Rays Crossing,
Riley Village, St. Paul, Shelbyville, Smithland, Southeast Manor, Sugar
Creek, Waldron, Walkerville, Willow Park and Wilson.
SPENCER COUNTY
*First created in 1818
*County seat: Rockport
*Cities & Towns include:
Africa, Buffaloville, Centerville, Chrisney, Clay City, Dale, Enterprise,
Eureka, Evanston, Fulda, Gentryville, Grandview, Hatfield, Kennedy, Lamar,
Lake Mill, Liberal, Lincoln City, Mariah Hill, Maxville, Midway, New Boston,
Newtonville, Patronville, Pueblo, Reo, Richland City, Ritchie, Rock Hill,
Rockport, St. Meinrad, Sand Ridge, Santa Claus, Schley and Silverdale.
STARKE COUNTY
*First created in 1835
*County seat: Knox
*Cities & Towns include:
Aldine, Brems, English Lake, Garden City, Grovertown, Hamlet, Knox, Koontz
Lake, Lena Park, Lomax, North Judson, Ober, Ora, San Pierre, and Toto.
STEUBEN COUNTY
*First created in 1835
*County seat: Angola
*Cities & Towns include:
Alvarado, Angola, Ashley, Berlein, Clear Lake, Cold Springs, Courtney Corner,
Crooked Lake, Ellis, Enterprise, Flint, Forest Park, Fremont, Glen Eden,
Hamilton, Helmer, Hudson, Inverness, Jamestown, Lake James, Metz, Nevada Mills,
North Benton, Oakwood, Orland, Otsego Center, Page, Panama, Pleasant Lake,
Ray, Salem Center, Steubenville, Turkey Creek, Wildwood and York.
SULLIVAN COUNTY
*First created in 1817
*County seat: Sullivan
*Cities & Towns include: Carlisle,
Cass, Dugger, Fairbanks, Farmersburg, Hawton, Hymera, Jackson Hill, Merom,
New Lebanon, Paxton, Pleasantville, Riverton, Shelburn and Sullivan.
SWITZERLAND
COUNTY
*First created in 1814
*County seat: Vevay
*Cities & Towns include:
Aaron, Allensville, Avonburg, Bennington, Braytown, Center Square, East Enterprise,
Fairview, Florence, Gurley Corner, Jacksonville, Lamb, Long Run, Markland,
Moorefield, Mt. Sterling, Patriot, Pleasant, Quercus Grove, Searcy
Crossroads, and Vevay.
TIPPECANOE
COUNTY
*First created in 1826
*County seat: Lafayette
*Cities & Towns include:
Altamont, Ash Grove, Battle Ground, Buck Creek, Clarks Hill, Colburn, Crane,
Dayton, Gravelotte, Lafayette, Montmorenci, Shadeland, Soldiers Home, South
Raub, Taylor, West Lafayette and Westpoint.
TIPTON COUNTY
*First created in 1844
*County seat: Tipton
*Cities & Towns include:
Curtisville, Ekin, Goldsmith, Hobbs, Jacksons, Kempton, Nevada, New Lancaster,
Sharpsville, Tipton and Windfall.
UNION COUNTY
*First created in 1821
*County seat: Liberty
*Cities & Towns include:
Brownsville, Cottage Grove, Kitchel, Liberty, Quakertown and Witts.
VANDERBURGH
COUNTY
*First created in 1818
*County seat: Evansville
*Cities, Communities & Towns
include: Armstrong, Belknap, Cypress, Darmstadt, Daylight, Earle, Evansville,
Harwood, Highland, Hillsdale, Inglefield, Kasson, Knob Hill, Lakewood Hills,
Kratzville, Martin, McCutchanville, Melody Hill, Mud Center, Nisbet, Rahm,
Red Bank, St. Joseph, St. Wendel, Smythe, Stacer, Stringtown, Vaughan and
Wesselman Woods.
VERMILLION
COUNTY
*First created in 1824
*County seat: Newport
*Cities, Communities & Towns
include: Blanford, Cayuga, Centenary, Clinton, Crompton Hill,
Dana, Eugene, Flat Iron, Gessie, Highland, Hillsdale, Hollowell, Klondyke,
Montezuma Station, Needmore, Newport, Perrysville, Randall, Rhodes, Rileysburg,
Saint Bernice, Sandytown, Shepardsville, Tighe, Universal, Walnut Grove and
West Clinton.
VIGO COUNTY
*First created in 1818
*County seat: Terre Haute
*Cities, Communities & Towns
include: Allendale, Atherton, Barnhart Town, Belt Junction, Blackhawk,
Bradshaw, Brown Jug Corner, Burnett, Coal Bluff, Cobb, Dewey, Ehrmandale,
Ferguson Hill, Fontanet, Forest, Glen Ayre, Harrison, Hazelgreen, Hickory
Island, Hutton, Keller, Larimer Hill, Lewis, Libertyville, Liggett, Lockport,
New Goshen, North Terre Haute, Otter Creek Junction, Parkview, Pimento, Pine
Ridge, Prairie Creek, Prairieton, Preston, Riley, St. Mary of the Woods, Sandcut,
Sandford, Seelyville, Seifert, Shepardsville, Southwood, Spelterville, Spring
Hill, Swalls, Tabertown, Taylorville, Tecumseh, Terre Haute, Vigo, West New
Goshen, Woodgate and Youngstown.
WABASH COUNTY
*First created in 1832
*County seat: Wabash
*Cities, Communities & Towns
include: Bolivar, Disko, Eel River, Hartman, Ijamsville, La Fontaine, Lagro,
Laketon, Liberty Mills, Lincolnville, Mount Vernon, Newton, North Manchester,
Richvalley, Roann, Servia, Somerset, South Haven, Speicherville, Sunneymede,
Treaty, Urbana, Valley Brook and Wabash.
WARREN COUNTY
*First created in 1827
*County seat: Williamsport
*Cities, Communities & Towns
include: Chatterton, Judyville, Kramer, Marshfield, Pine Village, Sloan, State
Line, Tab, Williamsport and Winthrop.
WARRICK COUNTY
*First created in 1813
*County seat: Boonville
*Cities & Towns include:
Boonville, Chandler, Elberfeld, Folsomville, Lynnville, Newburgh, Selvin
and Stephenston.
WASHINGTON
COUNTY
*First created in 1814
*County seat: Salem
*Cities & Towns include:
Bartle, Becks Mill, Blue River, Bunker Hill, Campbellsburg, Canton, Claysville,
Daisy Hill, Farrabee, Fredericksburg, Georgetown, Haleysburg, Hardinsburg,
Harristown, Hitchcock, Kossuth, Little York, Livonia, Martinsburg, McKinley,
Mt. Carmel, New Liberty, New Pekin, New Philadelphia, New Salem, Norris (Harristown),
Old Pekin, Organ Spring, Plattsburg, Prowsville, Pumpkin Center, Rosebud,
Rush Creek Valley, Salem, Saltillo, Smedley and South Boston.
WAYNE COUNTY
Note: An old Wayne County of the
Northwest Territory was created in 1796 which included portions of the present
states of Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. This Wayne county
was abolished in 1800, however, another "old" Wayne County, Indiana Territory
was created in 1803, and included portions of the present states of Illinois,
Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan.
*First created in 1811 as a county
of the Indiana Territory, one of original IN state Counties in 1816.
*County seat: Richmond
*Cities & Towns include:
Beeson, Bethel, Cambridge City, Centerville, Dalton, Dublin, Earlham, East
Germantown, Economy, Fountain City, Franklin, Germantown, Greens Fork, Hagerstown,
Hoover Mill, Milton, Mount Auburn, Pennville, Pershing, Richmond, Spring
Grove, Webster, West Grove, Whitewater, and Williamsburg.
WELLS COUNTY
*First created in 1835
*County seat: Bluffton
*Cities & Towns include:
Bluffton, Craigville, Dillman, Domestic, Greenville, Greenwood, Jeff, Keystone,
Kingsland, Liberty Center, McNatts, Mt. Zion, Nottingham, Ossian, Petroleum,
Phenix, Poneto, Reiffsburg, Rockford, Tocsin, Travisville, Uniondale, Vera
Cruz, Wellsburg, and Zanesville.
WHITE COUNTY
*First created in 1834
*County seat: Monticello
*Cities & Towns include:
Badger Grove, Bell Center, Brookston, Buffalo, Burnettsville, Chalmers, Golden
Hill, Guernsey, Headlee, Idaville, Lakewood, Lee, Monon, Monticello, Norway,
Reynolds, Richey Park, Round Grove, Seafield, Sitka, Smithson, Springboro
and Wolcott.
WHITLEY COUNTY
*First created in 1835
*County seat: Columbia City
*Cities & Towns include:
Arnolds, Churubusco, Coesse, Collins, Columbia City, Dunfee, Etna, Larwill,
Peabody and South Whitley.
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Some Printed Sources for Indiana
History
- Indiana Historical Bureau:
History
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Indianapolis: Carlon and Hollenbeck. 1883.
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