County | Origin of Name | Date of Organization | County Seat |
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Adams
|
President John Quincy Adams
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March1, 1836
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Decatur
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Allen
|
Colonel John Allen of Kentucky
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April 1, 1824
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Fort Wayne
|
Bartholomew
|
Gen. Joseph Bartholomew, U. S. Senator
|
February 12, 1821
|
Columbus
|
Benton
|
Thomas H. Benton, U. S. Senator
|
February 18, 1840
|
Fowler
|
Blackford
|
Judge Isaac Blackford
|
April 2, 1838
|
Hartford City
|
Boone
|
Daniel Boone
|
April 1, 1830
|
Lebanon
|
Brown
|
Gen. Jacob Brown of War of 1812
|
April 1, 1836
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Nashville
|
Carroll
|
Charles Carroll of Maryland
|
May 1, 1828
|
Delphi
|
Cass
|
Gen. Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan
|
April 14, 1829
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Logansport
|
Clark
|
Gen. George Rogers Clark
|
February 3, 1801
|
Jeffersonville
|
Clay
|
Henry Clay
|
April 1, 1825
|
Brazil
|
Clinton
|
DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York
|
March 1, 1830
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Frankfort
|
Crawford
|
Col. William Crawford
|
March 1, 1818
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English
|
Daviess
|
Col. Joseph H. Daviess
|
February 15, 1817
|
Washington
|
Dearborn
|
Gen. Henry Dearborn, Sec. of War
|
March 7, 1803
|
Lawrenceburg
|
Decatur
|
Commodore Stephen Decator
|
March 4, 1822
|
Greensburg
|
DeKalb
|
Baron DeKalb
|
May 1, 1837
|
Auburn
|
Delaware
|
Delaware Indian tribe
|
April 1, 1827
|
Muncie
|
Dubois
|
Toussaint Dubois
|
February 1, 1818
|
Jasper
|
Elkhart
|
Elkhart Indian tribe
|
April 1,1830
|
Goshen
|
Fayette
|
Marquis de Lafayette
|
January 1, 1819
|
Connersville
|
Floyd
|
Col. John Floyd of Virginia
|
February 1, 1819
|
New Albany
|
Fountain
|
Maj. Fountain of Kentucky
|
April 1, 1826
|
Covington
|
Franklin
|
Benjamin Franklin
|
January 1, 1811
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Brookville
|
Fulton
|
Robert Fulton
|
April 1, 1836
|
Rochester
|
Gibson
|
John Gibson, Governor of Indiana Territory
|
April 1, 1813
|
Princeton
|
Grant
|
Capts.. Samuel and Moses Grant of Kentucky
|
April 1, 1831
|
Marion
|
Greene
|
Gen. Nathaniel Greene of American Revolution
|
February 5, 1821
|
Bloomfield
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Hamilton
|
Alexander Hamilton
|
April 7, 1823
|
Noblesville
|
Hancock
|
John Hancock
|
March 1, 1828
|
Greenfield
|
Harrison
|
William Henry Harrison, Territorial Governor
|
December 1, 1808
|
Corydon
|
Hendricks
|
William Hendricks, Governor of Indiana
|
April 1, 1824
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Danville
|
Henry
|
Patrick Henry
|
June 1, 1822
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New Castle
|
Howard
|
Gen. T. A. Howard
|
May 1, 1844
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Kokomo
|
Huntington
|
Samuel Huntington
|
February 2, 1832
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Huntington
|
Jackson
|
Gen. Andrew Jackson
|
January 1, 1816
|
Brownstown
|
Jasper
|
Sergeant William Jasper, Revolutionary War
|
March 15, 1838
|
Rensselaer
|
Jay
|
John Jay, Governor of New York
|
March 1, 1836
|
Portland
|
Jefferson
|
Thomas Jefferson
|
January 1, 1811
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Madison
|
Jennings
|
Jonathon Jennings, 1st Governor of Indiana
|
February 1, 1817
|
Vernon
|
Johnson
|
Judge John Johnson, Indiana Supreme Court
|
May 5, 1823
|
Franklin
|
Knox
|
Gen. Knox, Secretary of War
|
June 20,1790
|
Vincennes
|
Kosciusko
|
Kosciusko, Hero of American Revolution
|
June 1, 1836
|
Warsaw
|
LaGrange
|
Name of Lafayette's home near Paris
|
April 1, 1832
|
LaGrange
|
Lake
|
Lake Michigan
|
February 15, 1837
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Crown Point
|
La Porte
|
French for "the door" or "the port"
|
April 1, 1832
|
La Porte
|
Lawrence
|
Capt. James Lawrence
|
March 16, 1818
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Bedford
|
Madison
|
James Madison
|
July 1, 1823
|
Anderson
|
Marion
|
Gen. Francis Marion
|
April 1, 1822
|
Indianapolis
|
Marshall
|
Chief Justice John Marshall
|
April 1, 1836
|
Plymouth
|
Martin
|
Maj. John T. Martin of Kentucky
|
February 1, 1820
|
Shoals
|
Miami
|
Miami Indian tribe
|
March 1, 1834
|
Peru
|
Monroe
|
James Monroe
|
April 10, 1818
|
Bloomington
|
Montgomery
|
Gen. Richard Montgomery
|
March 1, 1823
|
Crawfordsville
|
Morgan
|
Gen. Daniel Morgan
|
February 15, 1822
|
Martinsville
|
Newton
|
Sgt. John Newton
|
December 8, 1859
|
Kentland
|
Noble
|
James Noble, 1st U. S. Senator from Indiana
|
March 1, 1836
|
Albion
|
Ohio
|
Ohio River
|
March 1, 1844
|
Rising Sun
|
Orange
|
Orange County, North Carolina
|
February 1, 1816
|
Paoli
|
Owen
|
Col. Abraham Owen, Tippecanoe Battle casualty
|
January 1, 1819
|
Spencer
|
Parke
|
Benjamin Parke, 1st territorial delegate to Congress
|
April 2, 1821
|
Rockville
|
Perry
|
Commodore Oliver H. Perry
|
November 1, 1814
|
Tell City
|
Pike
|
Gen. Zebulon M. Pike
|
February 1, 1817
|
Petersburg
|
Porter
|
Commodore David Porter, War of 1812
|
February 1, 1836
|
Valparaiso
|
Posey
|
Gen.Thomas Posey
|
November 1, 1814
|
Mt. Vernon
|
Pulaski
|
Count Casimir Pulaski, American Revolution
|
May 6, 1839
|
Winamac
|
Putnam
|
Gen. Israel Putnam
|
April 1, 1822
|
Greencastle
|
Randolph
|
Thomas Randolph or Randolph Co. North Carolina
|
August 10, 1818
|
Winchester
|
Ripley
|
Gen. E. W. Ripley, War of 1812
|
April 10, 1818
|
Versailles
|
Rush
|
Dr. Benjamin Rush
|
April 1, 1822
|
Rushville
|
Scott
|
Gen. Charles Scott, Governor of Kentucky
|
February 1, 1820
|
Scottsburg
|
Shelby
|
Isaac Shelby
|
April 1, 1822
|
Shelbyville
|
Spencer
|
Capt. Spier Spencer
|
February 1, 1818
|
Rockport
|
Starke
|
General Starke
|
January 15, 1850
|
Knox
|
St. Joseph
|
St. Joseph River
|
April 1, 1830
|
South Bend
|
Steuben
|
Baron Steuben of the Revolutionary War
|
May 1, 1837
|
Angola
|
Sullivan
|
General Daniel Sullivan
|
January 15, 1817
|
Sullivan
|
Switzerland
|
Switzerland, native land of first settlers
|
October 1, 1814
|
Vevay
|
Tippecanoe
|
Tippecanoe River and battleground
|
March 1, 1826
|
Lafayette
|
Tipton
|
Gen. John Tipton
|
May 1, 1844
|
Tipton
|
Union
|
Symbolical of union of interests
|
February 1, 1821
|
Liberty
|
Vanderburgh
|
Henry Vanderburgh, Territorial judge
|
February 1, 1818
|
Evansville
|
Vermillion
|
Vermillion River
|
February 1, 1824
|
Newport
|
Vigo
|
Col. Francis Vigo
|
February 15, 1818
|
Terre Haute
|
Wabash
|
Wabash River
|
March 1, 1835
|
Wabash
|
Warren
|
Gen. Joseph Warren, American Revolution
|
March 1, 1827
|
Williamsport
|
Warrick
|
Capt. Jacob Warrick
|
April 1, 1813
|
Boonville
|
Washington
|
George Washington
|
January 17, 1814
|
Salem
|
Wayne
|
Gen. Anthony Wayne
|
January 1, 1811
|
Richmond
|
Wells
|
Capt. William A. Wells
|
May 1, 1837
|
Bluffton
|
White
|
Col. Isaac White
|
April 1, 1834
|
Monticello
|
Whitley
|
Col. William Whitley
|
April 1, 1838
|
Columbia City
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Based on "Here Is Your Indiana Government" 1997-98 edition, published by Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Indianapolis, IN |