County
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FIPS code[7]
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County seat[3][8]
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Est.[3][8]
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Origin
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Etymology[9] |
BMV Number [10]
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Population[11]
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Area[3][12]
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Map
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Adams County
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001
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Decatur |
Feb 7, 1836 |
Adams New Purchase |
U.S. President John Quincy Adams |
1
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36,288
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339 sq mi (878 km2) |
State map highlighting Adams County
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Allen County
|
003
|
Fort Wayne |
Dec 12, 1823 |
Delaware New Purchase |
Col. John Allen, Kentucky state senator[13] |
2
|
394,545
|
657 sq mi (1,702 km2) |
State map highlighting Allen County
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Bartholomew County
|
005
|
Columbus |
Jan 8, 1821 |
Jackson County and Delaware New Purchases |
Lt. Col. Joseph Bartholomew, a hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe[13] |
3
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84,003
|
407 sq mi (1,054 km2) |
State map highlighting Bartholomew County
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Benton County
|
007
|
Fowler |
Feb 18, 1840 |
Jasper County |
Thomas H. Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri |
4
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8,729
|
406 sq mi (1,052 km2) |
State map highlighting Benton County
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Blackford County
|
009
|
Hartford City |
Feb 15, 1838 |
Jay County |
Judge Isaac Blackford, Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives and Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court |
5
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11,893
|
165 sq mi (427 km2) |
State map highlighting Blackford County
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Boone County
|
011
|
Lebanon |
Jan 29, 1830 |
Adams and Wabash New Purchases |
Frontiersman Daniel Boone |
6
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76,120
|
423 sq mi (1,096 km2) |
State map highlighting Boone County
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Brown County
|
013
|
Nashville |
Feb 3, 1836 |
Bartholomew County Jackson County Monroe County |
General Jacob Brown, hero of the War of 1812[13] |
7
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15,653
|
312 sq mi (808 km2) |
State map highlighting Brown County
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Carroll County
|
015
|
Delphi |
Jan 17, 1828 |
Adams and Wabash New Purchases |
Charles Carroll, signer of the Declaration of Independence |
8
|
20,525
|
372 sq mi (963 km2) |
State map highlighting Carroll County
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Cass County
|
017
|
Logansport |
Dec 18, 1828 |
Non-county Area |
Gen. Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan Territory and U.S. Secretary of State |
9
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37,666
|
412 sq mi (1,067 km2) |
State map highlighting Cass County
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Clark County
|
019
|
Jeffersonville |
Feb 3, 1801 |
Knox County |
General George Rogers Clark, American Revolutionary War hero |
10
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125,467
|
373 sq mi (966 km2) |
State map highlighting Clark County
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Clay County
|
021
|
Brazil |
Feb 12, 1825 |
Owen County Putnam County Sullivan County Vigo County |
U.S. Speaker of the House Henry Clay |
11
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26,460
|
358 sq mi (927 km2) |
State map highlighting Clay County
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Clinton County
|
023
|
Frankfort |
Jan 29, 1830 |
Adams and Wabash New Purchases |
DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York |
12
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32,730
|
405 sq mi (1,049 km2) |
State map highlighting Clinton County
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Crawford County
|
025
|
English |
Jan 29, 1818 |
Orange County Harrison County Perry County |
Col. William Crawford, surveyor of the Midwest and hero of the Indian Wars |
13
|
10,438
|
306 sq mi (793 km2) |
State map highlighting Crawford County
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Daviess County
|
027
|
Washington |
Feb 2, 1818 |
Knox County |
Col. Joseph Hamilton Daveiss,[13] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe |
14
|
33,656
|
429 sq mi (1,111 km2) |
State map highlighting Daviess County
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Dearborn County
|
029
|
Lawrenceburg |
Mar 7, 1803 |
Clark County, IN; Hamilton County, OH |
U.S. Secretary of War Henry Dearborn |
15
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51,215
|
305 sq mi (790 km2) |
State map highlighting Dearborn County
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Decatur County
|
031
|
Greensburg |
Dec 12, 1821 |
Delaware New Purchase |
Commodore Stephen Decatur, hero of the War of 1812 |
16
|
26,399
|
373 sq mi (966 km2) |
State map highlighting Decatur County
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DeKalb County
|
033
|
Auburn |
Feb 7, 1835 |
Non-county Area |
Johann de Kalb, German noble who trained colonial soldiers for the American Revolutionary War |
17
|
44,198
|
363 sq mi (940 km2) |
State map highlighting DeKalb County
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Delaware County
|
035
|
Muncie |
Jan 26, 1827[14] |
Delaware New Purchase |
Delaware Native American people |
18
|
112,321
|
392 sq mi (1,015 km2) |
State map highlighting Delaware County
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Dubois County
|
037
|
Jasper |
Dec 20, 1817 |
Perry County Pike County |
Toussaint Dubois,[13] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe |
19
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43,546
|
427 sq mi (1,106 km2) |
State map highlighting Dubois County
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Elkhart County
|
039
|
Goshen |
Jan 29, 1830 |
Non-county Area |
Disputed, but possibly the Elkhart Native American people |
20
|
206,409
|
463 sq mi (1,199 km2) |
State map highlighting Elkhart County
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Fayette County
|
041
|
Connersville |
Jan 29, 1818 |
Franklin Wayne County and Non-county Area |
Marquis de la Fayette, French noble who trained colonial soldiers in the American Revolutionary War |
21
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23,362
|
215 sq mi (557 km2) |
State map highlighting Fayette County
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Floyd County
|
043
|
New Albany |
Jan 2, 1819 |
Clark and Harrison Counties |
Either John Floyd, a War of 1812 hero and Governor of Virginia, or early settler and state legislator Davis Floyd[13] |
22
|
80,809
|
148 sq mi (383 km2) |
State map highlighting Floyd County
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Fountain County
|
045
|
Covington |
Dec 20, 1825 |
Montgomery County and Wabash New Purchase |
Major James Fontaine, a hero of the American Revolutionary War |
23
|
16,731
|
396 sq mi (1,026 km2) |
State map highlighting Fountain County
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Franklin County
|
047
|
Brookville |
Feb 1, 1811 |
Clark County Dearborn County Knox County |
Writer, orator, scholar, and founding father Benjamin Franklin |
24
|
23,096
|
384 sq mi (995 km2) |
State map highlighting Franklin County
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Fulton County
|
049
|
Rochester |
Feb 7, 1836 |
Non-county Area |
Robert Fulton, developer of the steamboat |
25
|
20,358
|
368 sq mi (953 km2) |
State map highlighting Fulton County
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Gibson County
|
051
|
Princeton |
Apr 1, 1813 |
Knox County |
John Gibson, secretary of the Indiana Territory[13] |
26
|
32,904
|
487 sq mi (1,261 km2) |
State map highlighting Gibson County
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Grant County
|
053
|
Marion |
Feb 10, 1831 |
Madison County, New Purchase and un-organized |
Captains Samuel and Moses Grant, former American soldiers and early settlers |
27
|
66,200
|
414 sq mi (1,072 km2) |
State map highlighting Grant County
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Greene County
|
055
|
Bloomfield |
Jan 5, 1821 |
Sullivan County Non-county Area |
Gen. Nathanael Greene, hero of the American Revolutionary War |
28
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31,196
|
543 sq mi (1,406 km2) |
State map highlighting Greene County
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Hamilton County
|
057
|
Noblesville |
Jan 8, 1823 |
Delaware New Purchase |
Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury and founding father |
29
|
371,645
|
394 sq mi (1,020 km2) |
State map highlighting Hamilton County
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Hancock County
|
059
|
Greenfield |
Mar 1, 1828 |
Madison County |
John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence |
30
|
86,166
|
306 sq mi (793 km2) |
State map highlighting Hancock County
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Harrison County
|
061
|
Corydon |
Dec 1, 1808 |
Clark and Knox County |
William Henry Harrison, governor of Indiana Territory and U.S. President |
31
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40,006
|
485 sq mi (1,256 km2) |
State map highlighting Harrison County
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Hendricks County
|
063
|
Danville |
Dec 20, 1823[15] |
Delaware and Wabash New Purchase |
Governor of Indiana William Hendricks[13] |
32
|
186,387
|
407 sq mi (1,054 km2) |
State map highlighting Hendricks County
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Henry County
|
065
|
New Castle |
Dec 31, 1821 |
Delaware New Purchase |
Patrick Henry, attorney, orator, and founding father |
33
|
48,929
|
392 sq mi (1,015 km2) |
State map highlighting Henry County
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Howard County
|
067
|
Kokomo |
Jan 15, 1844[16] |
un-organized |
Gen. Tilghman Howard, a U.S. Representative from Indiana |
34
|
83,831
|
293 sq mi (759 km2) |
State map highlighting Howard County
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Huntington County
|
069
|
Huntington |
Feb 2, 1832 |
Adams New Purchase and un-organized |
Samuel Huntington, signer the Declaration of Independence |
35
|
36,781
|
383 sq mi (992 km2) |
State map highlighting Huntington County
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Jackson County
|
071
|
Brownstown |
Jan 1, 1816 |
Clark, Jefferson and Washington |
U.S. President Andrew Jackson |
36
|
46,460
|
509 sq mi (1,318 km2) |
State map highlighting Jackson County
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Jasper County
|
073
|
Rensselaer |
Feb 7, 1835 |
Wabash New Purchase |
Sgt. William Jasper, hero of the American Revolutionary War |
37
|
33,535
|
560 sq mi (1,450 km2) |
State map highlighting Jasper County
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Jay County
|
075
|
Portland |
Feb 7, 1835 |
Adams New Purchase |
John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court |
38
|
20,032
|
384 sq mi (995 km2) |
State map highlighting Jay County
|
Jefferson County
|
077
|
Madison |
Nov 23, 1810 |
Clark, Dearborn and Knox County |
U.S. President Thomas Jefferson |
39
|
33,056
|
361 sq mi (935 km2) |
State map highlighting Jefferson County
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Jennings County
|
079
|
Vernon |
Dec 27, 1816 |
Jackson and Jefferson Counties |
Jonathan Jennings, first Governor of Indiana |
40
|
27,622
|
377 sq mi (976 km2) |
State map highlighting Jennings County
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Johnson County
|
081
|
Franklin |
Dec 31, 1823 |
Delaware New Purchase |
John Johnson, first Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court |
41
|
167,819
|
320 sq mi (829 km2) |
State map highlighting Johnson County
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Knox County
|
083
|
Vincennes |
Jun 6, 1790 |
Original County |
U.S. Secretary of War Henry Knox |
42
|
36,070
|
516 sq mi (1,336 km2) |
State map highlighting Knox County
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Kosciusko County
|
085
|
Warsaw |
Feb 7, 1835 |
un-organized |
Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-born hero of the American Revolutionary War |
43
|
80,364
|
531 sq mi (1,375 km2) |
State map highlighting Kosciusko County
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LaGrange County
|
087
|
LaGrange |
Feb 2, 1832 |
un-organized |
The ancestral estate of the Marquis de la Fayette, the French-born hero of the American Revolutionary War |
44
|
40,907
|
380 sq mi (984 km2) |
State map highlighting LaGrange County
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Lake County
|
089
|
Crown Point |
Jan 28, 1837 |
Newton and Porter Counties |
Its location on Lake Michigan |
45, 94, 96
|
500,598
|
499 sq mi (1,292 km2) |
State map highlighting Lake County
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LaPorte County
|
091
|
LaPorte |
Jan 29, 1832 |
St. Joseph and un-organized |
Means the door in French, which refers to the city of LaPorte |
46
|
111,706
|
598 sq mi (1,549 km2) |
State map highlighting LaPorte County
|
Lawrence County
|
093
|
Bedford |
Jan 7, 1818 |
Orange |
Capt. James Lawrence,[13] hero of the War of 1812 |
47
|
45,084
|
449 sq mi (1,163 km2) |
State map highlighting Lawrence County
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Madison County
|
095
|
Anderson |
Jan 4, 1823 |
Delaware New Purchase |
U.S. President James Madison |
48
|
132,504
|
452 sq mi (1,171 km2) |
State map highlighting Madison County
|
Marion County
|
097
|
Indianapolis |
Dec 31, 1821 |
Delaware New Purchase |
Gen. Francis Marion, American Revolutionary War hero |
49, 93, 95, 97, 98, 99
|
968,460
|
396 sq mi (1,026 km2) |
State map highlighting Marion County
|
Marshall County
|
099
|
Plymouth |
Feb 7, 1835 |
St. Joseph County |
U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall |
50
|
46,352
|
444 sq mi (1,150 km2) |
State map highlighting Marshall County
|
Martin County
|
101
|
Shoals |
Jan 17, 1820 |
Daviess and Dubois Counties |
Major John T. Martin, hero of the War of 1812 |
51
|
9,897
|
336 sq mi (870 km2) |
State map highlighting Martin County
|
Miami County
|
103
|
Peru |
Jan 30, 1833 |
Cass County and un-organized |
Miami Native American people |
52
|
35,402
|
374 sq mi (969 km2) |
State map highlighting Miami County
|
Monroe County
|
105
|
Bloomington |
Jan 14, 1818 |
Orange County |
U.S. President James Monroe |
53
|
139,342
|
395 sq mi (1,023 km2) |
State map highlighting Monroe County
|
Montgomery County
|
107
|
Crawfordsville |
Dec 21, 1822 |
Wabash New Purchase |
Gen. Richard Montgomery, hero of the American Revolutionary War |
54
|
38,573
|
505 sq mi (1,308 km2) |
State map highlighting Montgomery County
|
Morgan County
|
109
|
Martinsville |
Dec 31, 1822 |
Delaware and Wabash New Purchase |
Gen. Daniel Morgan, hero of the American Revolutionary War |
55
|
73,227
|
404 sq mi (1,046 km2) |
State map highlighting Morgan County
|
Newton County
|
111
|
Kentland |
Dec 8, 1859[17] |
Jasper County |
Sgt. John Newton, hero of the American Revolutionary War |
56
|
13,960
|
402 sq mi (1,041 km2) |
State map highlighting Newton County
|
Noble County
|
113
|
Albion |
Feb 7, 1835 |
un-organized |
U.S. Senator James Noble or Governor of Indiana Noah Noble, brothers |
57
|
47,430
|
411 sq mi (1,064 km2) |
State map highlighting Noble County
|
Ohio County
|
115
|
Rising Sun |
Jan 4, 1844 |
Dearborn County |
The Ohio River forms its east boundary |
58
|
6,004
|
86 sq mi (223 km2) |
State map highlighting Ohio County
|
Orange County
|
117
|
Paoli |
Feb 1, 1816 |
Gibson, Knox and Washington |
Orange County, North Carolina, in turn named for the Dutch Protestant House of Orange |
59
|
19,638
|
398 sq mi (1,031 km2) |
State map highlighting Orange County
|
Owen County
|
119
|
Spencer |
Dec 21, 1818 |
Daviess and Sullivan County |
Abraham Owen,[13] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe |
60
|
21,532
|
385 sq mi (997 km2) |
State map highlighting Owen County
|
Parke County
|
121
|
Rockville |
Jan 9, 1821 |
Vigo County |
Benjamin Parke, a delegate of Indiana Territory to the U.S. Congress[13] |
61
|
16,484
|
445 sq mi (1,153 km2) |
State map highlighting Parke County
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Perry County
|
123
|
Tell City |
Nov 1, 1814 |
Gibson and Warrick Counties |
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the War of 1812 |
62
|
19,209
|
382 sq mi (989 km2) |
State map highlighting Perry County
|
Pike County
|
125
|
Petersburg |
Dec 21, 1816 |
Gibson and Perry County |
Zebulon M. Pike, explorer of the American West |
63
|
12,106
|
334 sq mi (865 km2) |
State map highlighting Pike County
|
Porter County
|
127
|
Valparaiso |
Feb 7, 1835 |
un-organized |
Capt. David Porter, hero of the War of 1812 |
64
|
175,335
|
418 sq mi (1,083 km2) |
State map highlighting Porter County
|
Posey County
|
129
|
Mount Vernon |
Nov 11, 1814 |
Gibson County Warrick County |
Thomas Posey, governor of Indiana Territory |
65
|
25,040
|
410 sq mi (1,062 km2) |
State map highlighting Posey County
|
Pulaski County
|
131
|
Winamac |
Feb 7, 1835 |
un-organized |
Kazimierz Pułaski, Polish-born noble who led the colonial cavalry in the American Revolutionary War |
66
|
12,385
|
434 sq mi (1,124 km2) |
State map highlighting Pulaski County
|
Putnam County
|
133
|
Greencastle |
Dec 21, 1821[18] |
Vigo, Owen counties |
Gen. Israel Putnam, hero of the American Revolutionary War |
67
|
37,567
|
481 sq mi (1,246 km2) |
State map highlighting Putnam County
|
Randolph County
|
135
|
Winchester |
Jan 10, 1818 |
Wayne County |
Randolph County, North Carolina, which is named for first President of the Continental Congress Peyton Randolph |
68
|
24,216
|
452 sq mi (1,171 km2) |
State map highlighting Randolph County
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Ripley County
|
137
|
Versailles |
Dec 27, 1816 |
Dearborn and Jefferson County |
Gen. Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, hero of the War of 1812 |
69
|
29,227
|
446 sq mi (1,155 km2) |
State map highlighting Ripley County
|
Rush County
|
139
|
Rushville |
Dec 31, 1821 |
Delaware New Purchase |
Benjamin Rush, signer the Declaration of Independence |
70
|
16,847
|
408 sq mi (1,057 km2) |
State map highlighting Rush County
|
St. Joseph County
|
141
|
South Bend |
Jan 29, 1830 |
un-organized |
St. Joseph River, which flows through it toward Lake Michigan |
71
|
272,848
|
458 sq mi (1,186 km2) |
State map highlighting St. Joseph County
|
Scott County
|
143
|
Scottsburg |
Jan 12, 1820 |
Clark, Jefferson, Jennings and Washington Counties |
Charles Scott, Governor of Kentucky |
72
|
24,657
|
190 sq mi (492 km2) |
State map highlighting Scott County
|
Shelby County
|
145
|
Shelbyville |
Dec 31, 1821 |
Delaware New Purchase |
Gen. Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky |
73
|
45,231
|
411 sq mi (1,064 km2) |
State map highlighting Shelby County
|
Spencer County
|
147
|
Rockport |
Jan 10, 1818 |
Perry and Warrick Counties |
Capt. Spier Spencer,[13] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe |
74
|
19,910
|
397 sq mi (1,028 km2) |
State map highlighting Spencer County
|
Starke County
|
149
|
Knox |
Feb 7, 1835 |
St. Joseph County and un-organized |
Gen. John Stark, hero of the American Revolutionary War |
75
|
23,206
|
309 sq mi (800 km2) |
State map highlighting Starke County
|
Steuben County
|
151
|
Angola |
Feb 7, 1837 |
un-organized |
Baron Frederick von Steuben, Prussian-born noble who trained colonial soldiers during the American Revolutionary War |
76
|
34,917
|
309 sq mi (800 km2) |
State map highlighting Steuben County
|
Sullivan County
|
153
|
Sullivan |
Dec 30, 1816 |
Knox |
General Daniel Sullivan, American Revolutionary War hero |
77
|
20,757
|
447 sq mi (1,158 km2) |
State map highlighting Sullivan County
|
Switzerland County
|
155
|
Vevay |
Oct 1, 1814 |
Dearborn and Jefferson County |
The home country of many of the early settlers, Switzerland |
78
|
10,019
|
221 sq mi (572 km2) |
State map highlighting Switzerland County
|
Tippecanoe County
|
157
|
Lafayette |
Jan 20, 1826 |
Wabash New Purchase and un-organized |
The Tippecanoe River and the Battle of Tippecanoe |
79
|
188,792
|
500 sq mi (1,295 km2) |
State map highlighting Tippecanoe County
|
Tipton County
|
159
|
Tipton |
Jan 15, 1844 |
Adams New Purchase and un-organized |
John Tipton,[13] U.S. Senator |
80
|
15,256
|
261 sq mi (676 km2) |
State map highlighting Tipton County
|
Union County
|
161
|
Liberty |
Jan 5, 1821 |
Parts of Fayette, Franklin and Wayne counties |
Named because it united sections of three adjacent counties into one new entity |
81
|
6,973
|
161 sq mi (417 km2) |
State map highlighting Union County
|
Vanderburgh County
|
163
|
Evansville |
Jan 7, 1818 |
Gibson, Posey, and Warrick Counties |
Henry Vanderburgh, a judge for Indiana Territory |
82
|
179,810
|
233 sq mi (603 km2) |
State map highlighting Vanderburgh County
|
Vermillion County
|
165
|
Newport |
Jan 2, 1824 |
Parke County and Wabash New Purchase |
The Vermillion River |
83
|
15,417
|
257 sq mi (666 km2) |
State map highlighting Vermillion County
|
Vigo County
|
167
|
Terre Haute |
Jan 21, 1818 |
Sullivan County |
Francis Vigo, Italian-born colonial spy during the American Revolutionary War |
84
|
106,153
|
403 sq mi (1,044 km2) |
State map highlighting Vigo County
|
Wabash County
|
169
|
Wabash |
Jan 30, 1833[19] |
Adams New Purchase and un-organized |
The Wabash River |
85
|
30,670
|
412 sq mi (1,067 km2) |
State map highlighting Wabash County
|
Warren County
|
171
|
Williamsport |
Jan 19, 1827 |
Wabash New Purchase and un-organized |
Joseph Warren, American Revolutionary War hero |
86
|
8,518
|
365 sq mi (945 km2) |
State map highlighting Warren County
|
Warrick County
|
173
|
Boonville |
Apr 30, 1813 |
Gibson and Knox Counties |
Capt. Jacob Warrick,[13] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe |
87
|
65,867
|
385 sq mi (997 km2) |
State map highlighting Warrick County
|
Washington County
|
175
|
Salem |
Dec 21, 1813 |
Clark, Harrison and Knox Counties |
U.S. President George Washington |
88
|
28,205
|
514 sq mi (1,331 km2) |
State map highlighting Washington County
|
Wayne County
|
177
|
Richmond |
Nov 27, 1810 |
Clark, Dearborn and Knox |
Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne, hero of the American Revolutionary War |
89
|
66,127
|
402 sq mi (1,041 km2) |
State map highlighting Wayne County
|
Wells County
|
179
|
Bluffton |
Feb 7, 1837 |
Adams New Purchase |
Capt. William A. Wells a hero in the War of 1812 |
90
|
28,555
|
368 sq mi (953 km2) |
State map highlighting Wells County
|
White County
|
181
|
Monticello |
Feb 1, 1834 |
Wabash New Purchase and un-organized |
Capt. Isaac White,[13] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe |
91
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24,917
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505 sq mi (1,308 km2) |
State map highlighting White County
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Whitley County
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183
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Columbia City |
Feb 7, 1835 |
un-organized |
Col. William Whitley,[13] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe |
92
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34,742
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336 sq mi (870 km2) |
State map highlighting Whitley County
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