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] |
Population[11] |
Area[3][12] |
Map |
Adams County |
001 |
Decatur | Feb 7, 1836 | Adams New Purchase | U.S. President John Quincy Adams | 1 |
36,288 |
339 sq mi (878 km2) | |
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) | |
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 |
84,003 |
407 sq mi (1,054 km2) | |
Benton County |
007 |
Fowler | Feb 18, 1840 | Jasper County | Thomas H. Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri | 4 |
8,729 |
406 sq mi (1,052 km2) | |
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 |
11,893 |
165 sq mi (427 km2) | |
Boone County |
011 |
Lebanon | Jan 29, 1830 | Adams and Wabash New Purchases | Frontiersman Daniel Boone | 6 |
76,120 |
423 sq mi (1,096 km2) | |
Brown County |
013 |
Nashville | Feb 3, 1836 | Bartholomew County Jackson County Monroe County | General Jacob Brown, hero of the War of 1812[13] | 7 |
15,653 |
312 sq mi (808 km2) | |
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) | |
Cass County |
017 |
Logansport | Dec 18, 1828 | Non-county Area | Gen. Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan Territory and U.S. Secretary of State | 9 |
37,666 |
412 sq mi (1,067 km2) | |
Clark County |
019 |
Jeffersonville | Feb 3, 1801 | Knox County | General George Rogers Clark, American Revolutionary War hero | 10 |
125,467 |
373 sq mi (966 km2) | |
Clay County |
021 |
Brazil | Feb 12, 1825 | Owen County Putnam County Sullivan County Vigo County | U.S. Speaker of the House Henry Clay | 11 |
26,460 |
358 sq mi (927 km2) | |
Clinton County |
023 |
Frankfort | Jan 29, 1830 | Adams and Wabash New Purchases | DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York | 12 |
32,730 |
405 sq mi (1,049 km2) | |
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) | |
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) | |
Dearborn County |
029 |
Lawrenceburg | Mar 7, 1803 | Clark County, IN; Hamilton County, OH | U.S. Secretary of War Henry Dearborn | 15 |
51,215 |
305 sq mi (790 km2) | |
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) | |
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) | |
Delaware County |
035 |
Muncie | Jan 26, 1827[14] | Delaware New Purchase | Delaware Native American people | 18 |
112,321 |
392 sq mi (1,015 km2) | |
Dubois County |
037 |
Jasper | Dec 20, 1817 | Perry County Pike County | Toussaint Dubois,[13] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe | 19 |
43,546 |
427 sq mi (1,106 km2) | |
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) | |
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 |
23,362 |
215 sq mi (557 km2) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
Fulton County |
049 |
Rochester | Feb 7, 1836 | Non-county Area | Robert Fulton, developer of the steamboat | 25 |
20,358 |
368 sq mi (953 km2) | |
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) | |
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) | |
Greene County |
055 |
Bloomfield | Jan 5, 1821 | Sullivan County Non-county Area | Gen. Nathanael Greene, hero of the American Revolutionary War | 28 |
31,196 |
543 sq mi (1,406 km2) | |
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) | |
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) | |
Harrison County |
061 |
Corydon | Dec 1, 1808 | Clark and Knox County | William Henry Harrison, governor of Indiana Territory and U.S. President | 31 |
40,006 |
485 sq mi (1,256 km2) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
Madison County |
095 |
Anderson | Jan 4, 1823 | Delaware New Purchase | U.S. President James Madison | 48 |
132,504 |
452 sq mi (1,171 km2) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
Miami County |
103 |
Peru | Jan 30, 1833 | Cass County and un-organized | Miami Native American people | 52 |
35,402 |
374 sq mi (969 km2) | |
Monroe County |
105 |
Bloomington | Jan 14, 1818 | Orange County | U.S. President James Monroe | 53 |
139,342 |
395 sq mi (1,023 km2) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
Sullivan County |
153 |
Sullivan | Dec 30, 1816 | Knox | General Daniel Sullivan, American Revolutionary War hero | 77 |
20,757 |
447 sq mi (1,158 km2) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
Vermillion County |
165 |
Newport | Jan 2, 1824 | Parke County and Wabash New Purchase | The Vermillion River | 83 |
15,417 |
257 sq mi (666 km2) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
Wells County |
179 |
Bluffton | Feb 7, 1837 | Adams New Purchase | Capt. William A. Wells, Native American who became a hero in the War of 1812 | 90 |
28,555 |
368 sq mi (953 km2) | |
White County |
181 |
Monticello | Feb 1, 1834 | Wabash New Purchase and un-organized | Capt. Isaac White,[13] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe | 91 |
24,917 |
505 sq mi (1,308 km2) | |
Whitley County |
183 |
Columbia City | Feb 7, 1835 | un-organized | Col. William Whitley,[13] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe | 92 |
34,742 |
336 sq mi (870 km2) | |