List of counties
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FIPS code[1] | County seat[2][3] | Established[2][3] | Origin | Etymology[4] | Population[2][5] | Area(Land only) [2] | Map |
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Adams County | 001 | Decatur | February 7, 1836 | Adams New Purchase | U.S. President John Quincy Adams | 33,625 | 339 sq mi (878 km2) |
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Allen County | 003 | Fort Wayne | December 12, 1823 | Delaware New Purchase | Col. John Allen, Kentucky state senator[6] | 355,329 | 657 sq mi (1,702 km2) |
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Bartholomew County | 005 | Columbus | January 8, 1821 | Jackson County and Delaware New Purchases | Lt. Col. Joseph Bartholomew, a hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe[6] | 71,435 | 407 sq mi (1,054 km2) |
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Benton County | 007 | Fowler | February 18, 1840 | Jasper County | Thomas H. Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri | 8,854 | 406 sq mi (1,052 km2) |
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Blackford County | 009 | Hartford City | February 15, 1838 | Jay County | Judge Isaac Blackford, Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives and Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court | 14,048 | 165 sq mi (427 km2) |
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Boone County | 011 | Lebanon | January 29, 1830 | Adams and Wabash New Purchases | Frontiersman Daniel Boone | 56,640 | 423 sq mi (1,096 km2) |
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Brown County | 013 | Nashville | February 3, 1836 | Bartholomew County Jackson County Monroe County |
General Jacob Brown, hero of the War of 1812[6] | 14,957 | 312 sq mi (808 km2) |
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Carroll County | 015 | Delphi | January 17, 1828 | Adams and Wabash New Purchases | Charles Carroll, signer of the Declaration of Independence | 20,165 | 372 sq mi (963 km2) |
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Cass County | 017 | Logansport | December 18, 1828 | Non-county Area | Gen. Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan Territory and U.S. Secretary of State | 40,930 | 412 sq mi (1,067 km2) |
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Clark County | 019 | Jeffersonville | February 3, 1801 | Knox County | General George Rogers Clark, American Revolutionary War hero | 96,472 | 373 sq mi (966 km2) |
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Clay County | 021 | Brazil | February 12, 1825 | Owen County Putnam County Sullivan County Vigo County |
U.S. Speaker of the House Henry Clay | 26,556 | 358 sq mi (927 km2) |
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Clinton County | 023 | Frankfort | January 29, 1830 | Adams and Wabash New Purchases | DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York | 33,866 | 405 sq mi (1,049 km2) |
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Crawford County | 025 | English | January 29, 1818 | Orange County Harrison County Perry County |
Col. William Crawford, surveyor of the Midwest and hero of the Indian Wars | 10,743 | 306 sq mi (793 km2) |
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Daviess County | 027 | Washington | February 2, 1818 | Knox County | Col. Joseph Hamilton Daveiss,[6] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe | 30,820 | 429 sq mi (1,111 km2) |
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Dearborn County | 029 | Lawrenceburg | March 7, 1803 | Clark County, IN; Hamilton County, OH | U.S. Secretary of War Henry Dearborn | 50,047 | 305 sq mi (790 km2) |
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Decatur County | 031 | Greensburg | December 12, 1821 | Delaware New Purchase | Commodore Stephen Decatur, hero of the War of 1812 | 24,555 | 373 sq mi (966 km2) |
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DeKalb County | 033 | Auburn | February 7, 1835 | Non-county Area | Johann de Kalb, German noble who trained colonial soldiers for the American Revolutionary War | 40,285 | 363 sq mi (940 km2) |
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Delaware County | 035 | Muncie | January 26, 1827[7] | Delaware New Purchase | Delaware Native American people | 118,769 | 392 sq mi (1,015 km2) |
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Dubois County | 037 | Jasper | December 20, 1817 | Perry County Pike County |
Toussaint Dubois,[6] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe | 39,674 | 427 sq mi (1,106 km2) |
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Elkhart County | 039 | Goshen | January 29, 1830 | Non-county Area | Disputed, but possibly the Elkhart Native American people | 182,791 | 463 sq mi (1,199 km2) |
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Fayette County | 041 | Connersville | January 29, 1818 | Franklin Wayne County and Non-county Area | Marquis de la Fayette, French noble who trained colonial soldiers in the American Revolutionary War | 25,588 | 215 sq mi (557 km2) |
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Floyd County | 043 | New Albany | January 2, 1819 | Clark and Harrison Counties | Col. Either John Floyd, a War of 1812 hero and Governor of Virginia, or early settler and state legislator Davis Floyd[6] | 78,823 | 148 sq mi (383 km2) |
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Fountain County | 045 | Covington | December 20, 1825 | Montgomery County and Wabash New Purchase | Major James Fontaine, a hero of the American Revolutionary War | 17,954 | 396 sq mi (1,026 km2) |
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Franklin County | 047 | Brookville | February 1, 1811 | Clark County Dearborn County Knox County |
Writer, orator, scholar, and founding father Benjamin Franklin | 22,151 | 384 sq mi (995 km2) |
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Fulton County | 049 | Rochester | February 7, 1836 | Non-county Area | Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat | 20,511 | 368 sq mi (953 km2) |
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Gibson County | 051 | Princeton | April 1, 1813 | Knox County | John Gibson, secretary of the Indiana Territory[6] | 33,503 | 487 sq mi (1,261 km2) |
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Grant County | 053 | Marion | February 10, 1831 | Formed from Madison County, Adams New Purchase and un-organized | Captains Samuel and Moses Grant, former American soldiers and early settlers | 70,061 | 414 sq mi (1,072 km2) |
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Greene County | 055 | Bloomfield | January 5, 1821 | Sullivan County Non-county Area |
Gen. Nathanael Greene, hero of the American Revolutionary War | 32,157 | 543 sq mi (1,406 km2) |
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Hamilton County | 057 | Noblesville | January 8, 1823 | Formed from Delaware New Purchase | Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury and founding father | 274,569 | 394 sq mi (1,020 km2) |
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Hancock County | 059 | Greenfield | March 1, 1828 | Formed from Madison County | John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence | 70,002 | 306 sq mi (793 km2) |
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Harrison County | 061 | Corydon | December 1, 1808 | Formed from Clark and Knox County | William Henry Harrison, governor of Indiana Territory and U.S. President | 34,325 | 485 sq mi (1,256 km2) |
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Hendricks County | 063 | Danville | December 20, 1824 | Formed from Delaware and Wabash New Purchase | Governor of Indiana William Hendricks[6] | 145,488 | 407 sq mi (1,054 km2) |
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Henry County | 065 | New Castle | December 31, 1821 | Formed from Delaware New Purchase | Patrick Henry, attorney, orator, and founding father | 48,508 | 392 sq mi (1,015 km2) |
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Howard County | 067 | Kokomo | January 15, 1844[8] | Formed from un-organized | Gen. Tilghman Howard, a U.S. Representative from Indiana | 84,964 | 293 sq mi (759 km2) |
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Huntington County | 069 | Huntington | February 2, 1832 | Formed from Adams New Purchase and un-organized | Samuel Huntington, signer the Declaration of Independence | 38,075 | 383 sq mi (992 km2) |
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Jackson County | 071 | Brownstown | January 1, 1816 | Formed from Clark, Jefferson and Washington | U.S. President Andrew Jackson | 41,335 | 509 sq mi (1,318 km2) |
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Jasper County | 073 | Rensselaer | February 7, 1835 | Formed from Wabash New Purchase | Sgt. William Jasper, hero of the American Revolutionary War | 30,043 | 560 sq mi (1,450 km2) |
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Jay County | 075 | Portland | February 7, 1835 | Formed from Adams New Purchase | John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court | 21,806 | 384 sq mi (995 km2) |
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Jefferson County | 077 | Madison | November 23, 1810 | Formed from Clark, Dearborn and Knox County | U.S. President Thomas Jefferson | 31,705 | 361 sq mi (935 km2) |
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Jennings County | 079 | Vernon | December 27, 1816 | Formed from Jackson and Jefferson Counties | Jonathan Jennings, the first Governor of Indiana | 27,554 | 377 sq mi (976 km2) |
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Johnson County | 081 | Franklin | December 31, 1823 | Formed from Delaware New Purchase | John Johnson, first Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court | 139,654 | 320 sq mi (829 km2) |
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Knox County | 083 | Vincennes | June 6, 1790 | Original County | U.S. Secretary of War Henry Knox | 39,256 | 516 sq mi (1,336 km2) |
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Kosciusko County | 085 | Warsaw | February 7, 1835 | Formed from un-organized | Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-born hero of the American Revolutionary War and leader of a Polish nationalistic revolt against Russia | 74,057 | 531 sq mi (1,375 km2) |
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LaGrange County | 087 | LaGrange | February 2, 1832 | Formed from un-organized | The ancestral estate of the Marquis de la Fayette, the French-born hero of the American Revolutionary War | 34,909 | 380 sq mi (984 km2) |
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Lake County | 089 | Crown Point | January 28, 1837 | Formed from Newton and Porter Counties | Its location on Lake Michigan | 496,004 | 499 sq mi (1,292 km2) |
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LaPorte County | 091 | LaPorte | January 29, 1832 | Formed from St. Joseph and un-organized | Means the door in French, which refers to the city of LaPorte | 111,467 | 598 sq mi (1,549 km2) |
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Lawrence County | 093 | Bedford | January 7, 1818 | Formed from Orange | Capt. James Lawrence,[6] hero of the War of 1812 | 45,922 | 449 sq mi (1,163 km2) |
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Madison County | 095 | Anderson | January 4, 1823 | Formed from Delaware New Purchase | U.S. President James Madison | 133,358 | 452 sq mi (1,171 km2) |
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Marion County | 097 | Indianapolis | December 31, 1821 | Formed from Delaware New Purchase | Gen. Francis Marion, American Revolutionary War hero | 903,393 | 396 sq mi (1,026 km2) |
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Marshall County | 099 | Plymouth | February 7, 1835 | Formed from St. Joseph County | U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall | 45,128 | 444 sq mi (1,150 km2) |
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Martin County | 101 | Shoals | January 17, 1820 | Formed from Daviess and Dubois Counties | Major John T. Martin, hero of the War of 1812 | 10,369 | 336 sq mi (870 km2) |
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Miami County | 103 | Peru | January 30, 1833 | Formed from Cass County and un-organized | Miami Native American people | 36,082 | 374 sq mi (969 km2) |
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Monroe County | 105 | Bloomington | January 14, 1818 | Formed from Orange County | U.S. President James Monroe | 137,974 | 395 sq mi (1,023 km2) |
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Montgomery County | 107 | Crawfordsville | December 21, 1822 | Formed from Wabash New Purchase | Gen. Richard Montgomery, hero of the American Revolutionary War | 37,629 | 505 sq mi (1,308 km2) |
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Morgan County | 109 | Martinsville | December 31, 1822 | Formed from Delaware and Wabash New Purchase | Gen. Daniel Morgan, hero of the American Revolutionary War | 68,894 | 404 sq mi (1,046 km2) |
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Newton County | 111 | Kentland | December 8, 1859[9] | Formed from Jasper County | Sgt. John Newton, hero of the American Revolutionary War | 14,566 | 402 sq mi (1,041 km2) |
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Noble County | 113 | Albion | February 7, 1835 | Formed from un-organized | U.S. Senator James Noble or Governor of Indiana Noah Noble, brothers | 46,275 | 411 sq mi (1,064 km2) |
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Ohio County | 115 | Rising Sun | January 4, 1844 | Formed from Dearborn County | The Ohio River | 6,128 | 86 sq mi (223 km2) |
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Orange County | 117 | Paoli | February 1, 1816 | Formed from Gibson, Knox and Washington | Orange County, North Carolina, in turn named for the Dutch Protestant House of Orange | 19,306 | 398 sq mi (1,031 km2) |
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Owen County | 119 | Spencer | December 21, 1818 | Formed from Daviess and Sullivan County | Abraham Owen,[6] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe | 21,786 | 385 sq mi (997 km2) |
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Parke County | 121 | Rockville | January 9, 1821 | Formed from Vigo County | Benjamin Parke, a delegate of Indiana Territory to the U.S. Congress[6] | 17,241 | 445 sq mi (1,153 km2) |
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Perry County | 123 | Tell City | November 1, 1814 | Formed from Gibson and Warrick Counties | Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the War of 1812 | 18,899 | 382 sq mi (989 km2) |
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Pike County | 125 | Petersburg | December 21, 1816 | Formed from Gibson and Perry County | Zebulon M. Pike, explorer of the American West | 12,837 | 334 sq mi (865 km2) |
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Porter County | 127 | Valparaiso | February 7, 1835 | Formed from un-organized | Capt. David Porter, hero of the War of 1812 | 146,798 | 418 sq mi (1,083 km2) |
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Posey County | 129 | Mount Vernon | November 11, 1814 | Formed from Warrick County | Thomas Posey, governor of Indiana Territory | 27,061 | 410 sq mi (1,062 km2) |
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Pulaski County | 131 | Winamac | February 7, 1835 | Formed from un-organized | Kazimierz Pułaski, Polish-born noble who led the colonial cavalry in the American Revolutionary War | 13,755 | 434 sq mi (1,124 km2) |
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Putnam County | 133 | Greencastle | December 31, 1822 | Formed from Owen County and Wabash New Purchase | Gen. Israel Putnam, hero of the American Revolutionary War | 36,019 | 481 sq mi (1,246 km2) |
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Randolph County | 135 | Winchester | January 10, 1818 | Formed from Wayne County | Randolph County, North Carolina, which is itself named for first President of the Continental Congress Peyton Randolph | 27,401 | 452 sq mi (1,171 km2) |
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Ripley County | 137 | Versailles | December 27, 1816 | Formed from Dearborn and Jefferson County | Gen. Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, hero of the War of 1812 | 26,523 | 446 sq mi (1,155 km2) |
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Rush County | 139 | Rushville | December 31, 1821 | Formed from Delaware New Purchase | Dr. Benjamin Rush, signer the Declaration of Independence | 18,261 | 408 sq mi (1,057 km2) |
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St. Joseph County | 141 | South Bend | January 29, 1830 | Formed from un-organized | St. Joseph River, which flows through it toward Lake Michigan | 266,931 | 458 sq mi (1,186 km2) |
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Scott County | 143 | Scottsburg | January 12, 1820 | Formed from Clark, Jefferson, Jennings and Washington Counties | Charles Scott, Governor of Kentucky | 22,960 | 190 sq mi (492 km2) |
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Shelby County | 145 | Shelbyville | December 31, 1821 | Formed from Delaware New Purchase | Gen. Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky | 44,436 | 411 sq mi (1,064 km2) |
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Spencer County | 147 | Rockport | January 10, 1818 | Formed from Perry and Warrick Counties | Capt. Spier Spencer,[6] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe | 20,391 | 397 sq mi (1,028 km2) |
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Starke County | 149 | Knox | February 7, 1835 | Formed from St. Joseph County and un-organized | Gen. John Stark, hero of the American Revolutionary War | 23,556 | 309 sq mi (800 km2) |
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Steuben County | 151 | Angola | February 7, 1837 | Formed from un-organized | Baron Frederick von Steuben, Prussian-born noble who trained colonial soldiers during the American Revolutionary War | 33,214 | 309 sq mi (800 km2) |
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Sullivan County | 153 | Sullivan | December 30, 1816 | Formed from Knox | General Daniel Sullivan, American Revolutionary War hero | 21,751 | 447 sq mi (1,158 km2) |
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Switzerland County | 155 | Vevay | October 1, 1814 | Formed from Dearborn and Jefferson County | The home country of many of the early settlers, Switzerland | 10,613 | 221 sq mi (572 km2) |
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Tippecanoe County | 157 | Lafayette | January 20, 1826 | Formed from Wabash New Purchase and un-organized | The Tippecanoe River and the Battle of Tippecanoe | 172,780 | 500 sq mi (1,295 km2) |
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Tipton County | 159 | Tipton | January 15, 1844 | Formed from Adams New Purchase and un-organized | John Tipton,[6] U.S. Senator | 16,577 | 261 sq mi (676 km2) |
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Union County | 161 | Liberty | January 5, 1821 | Parts of Fayette, Franklin and Wayne counties | Named because it united sections of three adjacent counties into one new entity | 7,516 | 161 sq mi (417 km2) |
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Vanderburgh County | 163 | Evansville | January 7, 1818 | Gibson, Posey, and Warrick Counties | Henry Vanderburgh, a judge for Indiana Territory | 188,922 | 233 sq mi (603 km2) |
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Vermillion County | 165 | Newport | January 2, 1824 | Formed from Parke County and Wasbash New Purchase | The Vermillion River | 16,788 | 257 sq mi (666 km2) |
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Vigo County | 167 | Terre Haute | January 21, 1818 | Formed from Sullivan County | Francis Vigo, Italian-born colonial spy during the American Revolutionary War | 105,848 | 403 sq mi (1,044 km2) |
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Wabash County | 169 | Wabash | January 30, 1833[10] | Formed from Adams New Purchase and un-organized | The Wabash River | 34,960 | 412 sq mi (1,067 km2) |
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Warren County | 171 | Williamsport | January 19, 1827 | Formed from Wabash New Purchase and un-organized | Dr. Joseph Warren, American Revolutionary War hero | 8,508 | 365 sq mi (945 km2) |
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Warrick County | 173 | Boonville | April 30, 1813 | Gibson and Knox Counties | Capt. Jacob Warrick,[6] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe | 60,010 | 385 sq mi (997 km2) |
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Washington County | 175 | Salem | December 21, 1813 | Clark, Harrison and Knox Counties | U.S. President George Washington | 27,223 | 514 sq mi (1,331 km2) |
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Wayne County | 177 | Richmond | November 27, 1810 | Formed from Clark, Dearborn and Knox | Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne, hero of the American Revolutionary War | 71,097 | 402 sq mi (1,041 km2) |
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Wells County | 179 | Bluffton | February 7, 1837 | Formed from Adams New Purchase | Capt. William A. Wells, Native American who became a hero in the War of 1812 | 27,600 | 368 sq mi (953 km2) |
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White County | 181 | Monticello | February 1, 1834 | Formed from Wabash New Purchase and un-organized | Capt. Isaac White,[6] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe | 25,267 | 505 sq mi (1,308 km2) |
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Whitley County | 183 | Columbia City | February 7, 1835 | Formed from un-organized | Col. William Whitley,[6] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe | 30,707 | 336 sq mi (870 km2) |
- ^ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA.gov. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Origin of Indiana County Names". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ^ "Origin of Indiana County Names". 2009-01-04.
- ^ "Indiana -- County". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Fought in the Battle of Tippecanoe
- ^ Delaware County was originally formed on January 1, 1820, but for lack of population it was dissolved shortly thereafter. (Funk, p. 192)
- ^ Originally named Richardville County for Chief Richardville, but renamed in 1872 (Funk, p. 193)
- ^ Originally organized February 7, 1835 but merged with Jasper County in 1839 and recreated later. (Funk, p. 193)
- ^ Originally formed January 20, 1820 but soon dissolved for lack of population. (Funk, p. 194)