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{{Note|See an interactive outline map of [http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Indiana/viewer.htm ''Indiana Historical Counties''] at Newberry Library site<ref>[http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Indiana/viewer.htm ''Indiana Atlas of Historical County Boundaries'', John H. Long, Editor; Peggy Tuck Sinko, Associate Editor; Gordon DenBoer, Historical Compiler; Douglas Knox, Book Digitizing Director and Digital Compiler; Emily Kelley, Research Associate; Laura Rico-Beck, GIS Specialist; Peter Siczewicz, ArcIMS Interactive Map Designer; Robert Will, Cartographic Assistant. Copyright The Newberry Library 2008.</ref> (Free) Enter a year, '''Refresh Map''', select '''zoom in''', then click on the map to enlarge it.}}
 
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{{Tip|Sort the table by '''Date Formed''' or by '''Parent Counties''' and check [http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Indiana/documents/IN_County_Index.htm Boundary Changes] for interesting insights.}}
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| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Name of County'''  
| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | '''Name of County'''  
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Date Formed'''  
| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | '''Date Formed'''  
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Parent County'''  
| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" |'''Boundary<br>Changes'''
| style="background: rgb(240,240,240); moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial" align="center" | '''Progeny County'''
| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | '''Parent County'''  
| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | '''Counties Created by Boundary Changes'''
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| [[Adams County, Indiana|Adams]]  
| [[Adams County, Indiana|Adams]]  
| 07 Feb 1835
| 1835  Feb 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#ADAMS Details]
| Warren  
| Warren  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Allen County, Indiana|Allen]]  
| [[Allen County, Indiana|Allen]]  
| 17 Dec 1823
| 1823  Dec 17  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#ALLEN Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| DeKalb 1835, Wells 1835
| DeKalb 1835, Wells 1835
|-
|-
| [[Bartholomew County, Indiana|Bartholomew]]  
| [[Bartholomew County, Indiana|Bartholomew]]  
| 08 Jan 1821
| 1821  Jan 08  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#BARTHOLOMEW Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Benton County, Indiana|Benton]]  
| [[Benton County, Indiana|Benton]]  
| 18 Feb 1840
| 1840  Feb 18  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#BENTON Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Blackford County, Indiana|Blackford]]  
| [[Blackford County, Indiana|Blackford]]  
| 15 Feb 1838
| 1838  Feb 15  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#BLACKFORD Details]
| Jay  
| Jay  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Boone County, Indiana|Boone]]  
| [[Boone County, Indiana|Boone]]  
| 29 Jan 1831
| 1831  Jan 29  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#BOONE Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Brown County, Indiana|Brown]]  
| [[Brown County, Indiana|Brown]]  
| 04 Feb 1836
| 1836  Feb 04  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#BROWN Details]
| Morgan, Johnson, Monroe, Lawrence  
| Morgan, Johnson, Monroe, Lawrence  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Carroll County, Indiana|Carroll]]  
| [[Carroll County, Indiana|Carroll]]  
| 07 Jan 1828
| 1828  Jan 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#CARROLL Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| White 1834
| White 1834
|-
|-
| [[Cass County, Indiana|Cass]]  
| [[Cass County, Indiana|Cass]]  
| 18 Dec 1828
| 1828  Dec 18  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#CASS Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| Miami 1832, Pulask 1835
| Miami 1832, Pulask 1835
|-
|-
| [[Clark County, Indiana|Clark]]  
| [[Clark County, Indiana|Clark]]  
| 03 Feb 1801
| 1801  Feb 03  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#CLARK Details]
| Knox  
| Knox  
| Floyd 1819, Scott 1820
| Floyd 1819, Scott 1820
|-
|-
| [[Clay County, Indiana|Clay]]  
| [[Clay County, Indiana|Clay]]  
| 12 Feb 1825
| 1825  Feb 12  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#CLAY Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Clinton County, Indiana|Clinton]]  
| [[Clinton County, Indiana|Clinton]]  
| 29 Jan 1830
| 1830  Jan 29  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#CLINTON Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Crawford County, Indiana|Crawford]]  
| [[Crawford County, Indiana|Crawford]]  
| 29 Jan 1818
| 1818  Jan 29  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#CRAWFORD Details]
| Harrison  
| Harrison  
| Orange 1815
| Orange 1815
|-
|-
| [[Daviess County, Indiana|Daviess]]  
| [[Daviess County, Indiana|Daviess]]  
| 24 Jan 1816
| 1816  Jan 24  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#DAVIESS Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Dearborn County, Indiana|Dearborn]]  
| [[Dearborn County, Indiana|Dearborn]]  
| 07 Mar 1803
| 1803  Mar 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#DEARBORN Details]
| Indiana Territory  
| Indiana Territory  
| Ohio 1844, Orange 1815
| Ohio 1844, Orange 1815
|-
|-
| [[Decatur County, Indiana|Decatur]]  
| [[Decatur County, Indiana|Decatur]]  
| 31 Dec 1821
| 1821  Dec 31  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#DECATUR Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[DeKalb County, Indiana|DeKalb]]  
| [[DeKalb County, Indiana|DeKalb]]  
| 07 Feb 1835
| 1835  Feb 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#DEKALB Details]
| Allen  
| Allen  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Delaware County, Indiana|Delaware]]  
| [[Delaware County, Indiana|Delaware]]  
| 26 Jan 1827
| 1827  Jan 26  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#DELAWARE Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| Grant 1831, Morgan 1822
| Grant 1831, Morgan 1822
|-
|-
| [[Dubois County, Indiana|Dubois]]  
| [[Dubois County, Indiana|Dubois]]  
| 20 Dec 1817
| 1817  Dec 20  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#DUBOIS Details]
| Orange, Perry  
| Orange, Perry  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Elkhart County, Indiana|Elkhart]]  
| [[Elkhart County, Indiana|Elkhart]]  
| 29 Jan 1830
| 1830  Jan 29  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#ELKHART Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| Noble 1835
| Noble 1835
|-
|-
| [[Fayette County, Indiana|Fayette]]  
| [[Fayette County, Indiana|Fayette]]  
| 28 Dec 1818
| 1818  Dec 28  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#FAYETTE Details]
| Wayne  
| Wayne  
| Madison 1823
| Madison 1823
|-
|-
| [[Floyd County, Indiana|Floyd]]  
| [[Floyd County, Indiana|Floyd]]  
| 02 Jan 1819
| 1819  Jan 02  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#FLOYD Details]
| Harrison, Clark  
| Harrison, Clark  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Fountain County, Indiana|Fountain]]  
| [[Fountain County, Indiana|Fountain]]  
| 20 Dec 1825
| 1825  Dec 20  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#FOUNTAIN Details]
| Montgomery  
| Montgomery  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin]]  
| [[Franklin County, Indiana|Franklin]]  
| 27 Nov 1810
| 1810  Nov 27  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#FRANKLIN Details]
| Wayne, Ripley  
| Wayne, Ripley  
| Rush 1821
| Rush 1821
|-
|-
| [[Fulton County, Indiana|Fulton]]  
| [[Fulton County, Indiana|Fulton]]  
| 07 Feb 1835
| 1835  Feb 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#FULTON Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson]]  
| [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson]]  
| 09 Mar 1813
| 1813  Mar 09  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#GIBSON Details]
| Knox  
| Knox  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Grant County, Indiana|Grant]]  
| [[Grant County, Indiana|Grant]]  
| 10 Feb 1831
| 1831  Feb 10  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#GRANT Details]
| Delaware  
| Delaware  
| Huntington 1832
| Huntington 1832
|-
|-
| [[Greene County, Indiana|Greene]]  
| [[Greene County, Indiana|Greene]]  
| 05 Jan 1821
| 1821  Jan 05  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#GREENE Details]
| Knox  
| Knox  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Hamilton County, Indiana|Hamilton]]  
| [[Hamilton County, Indiana|Hamilton]]  
| 08 Jan 1823
| 1823  Jan 08  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#HAMILTON Details]
| Hancock, Marion  
| Hancock, Marion  
| Tipton 1844
| Tipton 1844
|-
|-
| [[Hancock County, Indiana|Hancock]]  
| [[Hancock County, Indiana|Hancock]]  
| 26 Jan 1827
| 1827  Jan 26  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#HANCOCK Details]
| Madison  
| Madison  
| Hamilton 1823
| Hamilton 1823
|-
|-
| [[Harrison County, Indiana|Harrison]]  
| [[Harrison County, Indiana|Harrison]]  
| 11 Oct 1808
| 1808  Oct 11  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#HARRISON Details]
| Indiana Territory  
| Indiana Territory  
| Crawford 1818, Floyd 1819, Perry 1814
| Crawford 1818, Floyd 1819, Perry 1814
|-
|-
| [[Hendricks County, Indiana|Hendricks]]  
| [[Hendricks County, Indiana|Hendricks]]  
| 20 Dec 1823
| 1823  Dec 20  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#HENDRICKS Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Henry County, Indiana|Henry]]  
| [[Henry County, Indiana|Henry]]  
| 31 Dec 1821
| 1821  Dec 31  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#HENRY Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Howard County, Indiana|Howard]]  
| [[Howard County, Indiana|Howard]]  
| 28 Dec 1846
| 1846  Dec 28  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#HOWARD Details]
| renamed from Richardsville  
| renamed from Richardsville  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Huntington County, Indiana|Huntington]]  
| [[Huntington County, Indiana|Huntington]]  
| 02 Feb 1832
| 1832  Feb 02  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#HUNTINGTON Details]
| Grant  
| Grant  
| Wabash 1832, Wells 1835, Whitley 1835
| Wabash 1832, Wells 1835, Whitley 1835
|-
|-
| [[Jackson County, Indiana|Jackson]]  
| [[Jackson County, Indiana|Jackson]]  
| 18 Dec 1815
| 1815  Dec 18  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#JACKSON Details]
| Washington  
| Washington  
| Scott 1820
| Scott 1820
|-
|-
| [[Jasper County, Indiana|Jasper]]  
| [[Jasper County, Indiana|Jasper]]  
| 07 Feb 1835
| 1835  Feb 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#JASPER Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| Newton 1835
| Newton 1835
|-
|-
| [[Jay County, Indiana|Jay]]  
| [[Jay County, Indiana|Jay]]  
| 07 Feb 1835
| 1835  Feb 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#JAY Details]
| Randolph  
| Randolph  
| Blackford 1838
| Blackford 1838
|-
|-
| [[Jefferson County, Indiana|Jefferson]]  
| [[Jefferson County, Indiana|Jefferson]]  
| 23 Nov 1810
| 1810  Nov 23  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#JEFFERSON Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Jennings County, Indiana|Jennings]]  
| [[Jennings County, Indiana|Jennings]]  
| 27 Dec 1816
| 1816  Dec 27  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#JENNINGS Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Johnson County, Indiana|Johnson]]  
| [[Johnson County, Indiana|Johnson]]  
| 31 Dec 1822
| 1822  Dec 31  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#JOHNSON Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| Brown 1836
| Brown 1836
|-
|-
| [[Knox County, Indiana|Knox]]  
| [[Knox County, Indiana|Knox]]  
| 20 Jun 1790
| 1790  Jun 20  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#KNOX Details]
| Northwest Territory  
| Northwest Territory  
| Clark 1801, Gibson 1813, Green 1821, Posey 1814
| Clark 1801, Gibson 1813, Green 1821, Posey 1814
|-
|-
| [[Kosciusko County, Indiana|Kosciusko]]  
| [[Kosciusko County, Indiana|Kosciusko]]  
| 07 Feb 1835
| 1835  Feb 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#KOSCIUSKO Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[LaGrange County, Indiana|LaGrange]]  
| [[LaGrange County, Indiana|LaGrange]]  
| 02 Feb 1832
| 1832  Feb 02  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#LAGRANGE Details]
| state lands  
| state lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Lake County, Indiana|Lake]]  
| [[Lake County, Indiana|Lake]]  
| 28 Jan 1836
| 1836  Jan 28  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#LAKE Details]
| Porter, Newton  
| Porter, Newton  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[La Porte County, Indiana|La Porte]]  
| [[La Porte County, Indiana|La Porte]]  
| 09 Jan 1832
| 1832  Jan 09  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#LA%20PORTE Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Lawrence County, Indiana|Lawrence]]  
| [[Lawrence County, Indiana|Lawrence]]  
| 07 Jan 1818
| 1818  Jan 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#LAWRENCE Details]
| Orange  
| Orange  
| Brown 1836
| Brown 1836
|-
|-
| [[Madison County, Indiana|Madison]]  
| [[Madison County, Indiana|Madison]]  
| 04 Jan 1823
| 1823  Jan 04  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#MADISON Details]
| Fayette  
| Fayette  
| Hancock 1827
| Hancock 1827
|-
|-
| [[Marion County, Indiana|Marion]]  
| [[Marion County, Indiana|Marion]]  
| 31 Dec 1821
| 1821  Dec 31  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#MARION Details]
| Ohio  
| Ohio  
| Hamilton 1823
| Hamilton 1823
|-
|-
| [[Marshall County, Indiana|Marshall]]  
| [[Marshall County, Indiana|Marshall]]  
| 07 Feb 1835
| 1835  Feb 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#MARSHALL Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| Starke 1835
| Starke 1835
|-
|-
| [[Martin County, Indiana|Martin]]  
| [[Martin County, Indiana|Martin]]  
| 17 Jan 1820
| 1820  Jan 17  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#MARTIN Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Miami County, Indiana|Miami]]  
| [[Miami County, Indiana|Miami]]  
| 02 Feb 1832
| 1832  Feb 02  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#MIAMI Details]
| Cass  
| Cass  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Monroe County, Indiana|Monroe]]  
| [[Monroe County, Indiana|Monroe]]  
| 14 Jan 1818
| 1818  Jan 14  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#MONROE Details]
| Orange  
| Orange  
| Brown 1836, Morgan 1821
| Brown 1836, Morgan 1821
|-
|-
| [[Montgomery County, Indiana|Montgomery]]  
| [[Montgomery County, Indiana|Montgomery]]  
| 21 Dec 1822
| 1822  Dec 21  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#MONTGOMERY Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| Fountain 1825, Tippecanoe 1826
| Fountain 1825, Tippecanoe 1826
|-
|-
| [[Morgan County, Indiana|Morgan]]  
| [[Morgan County, Indiana|Morgan]]  
| 31 Dec 1821
| 1821  Dec 31  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#MORGAN Details]
| Monroe  
| Monroe  
| Brown 1836
| Brown 1836
|-
|-
| [[Newton County, Indiana|Newton]]  
| [[Newton County, Indiana|Newton]]  
| 07 Feb 1835
| 1835  Feb 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#NEWTON Details]
| Jasper  
| Jasper  
| Lake 1836
| Lake 1836
|-
|-
| [[Noble County, Indiana|Noble]]  
| [[Noble County, Indiana|Noble]]  
| 07 Feb 1835
| 1835  Feb 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#NOBLE Details]
| Elkhart  
| Elkhart  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Ohio County, Indiana|Ohio]]  
| [[Ohio County, Indiana|Ohio]]  
| 04 Jan 1844
| 1844  Jan 04  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#OHIO Details]
| Dearborn  
| Dearborn  
| Marion 1821
| Marion 1821
|-
|-
| [[Orange County, Indiana|Orange]]  
| [[Orange County, Indiana|Orange]]  
| 26 Dec 1815
| 1815  Dec 26  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#ORANGE Details]
| Dearborn  
| Dearborn  
| Dubois 1817, Lawrence 1818, Monroe 1818
| Dubois 1817, Lawrence 1818, Monroe 1818
|-
|-
| [[Owen County, Indiana|Owen]]  
| [[Owen County, Indiana|Owen]]  
| 21 Dec 1818
| 1818  Dec 21  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#OWEN Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Parke County, Indiana|Parke]]  
| [[Parke County, Indiana|Parke]]  
| 09 Jan 1821
| 1821  Jan 09  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#PARKE Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| Vermillion 1824
| Vermillion 1824
|-
|-
| [[Perry County, Indiana|Perry]]  
| [[Perry County, Indiana|Perry]]  
| 07 Sep 1814
| 1814  Sep 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#PERRY Details]
| Harrison, Warrick  
| Harrison, Warrick  
| Dubois 1817
| Dubois 1817
|-
|-
| [[Pike County, Indiana|Pike]]  
| [[Pike County, Indiana|Pike]]  
| 21 Dec 1816
| 1816  Dec 21  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#PIKE Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Porter County, Indiana|Porter]]  
| [[Porter County, Indiana|Porter]]  
| 07 Feb 1835
| 1835  Feb 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#PORTER Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| Lake 1836
| Lake 1836
|-
|-
| [[Posey County, Indiana|Posey]]  
| [[Posey County, Indiana|Posey]]  
| 07 Sep 1814
| 1814  Sep 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#POSEY Details]
| Knox  
| Knox  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Pulaski County, Indiana|Pulaski]]  
| [[Pulaski County, Indiana|Pulaski]]  
| 07 Feb 1835
| 1835  Feb 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#PULASKI Details]
| Cass  
| Cass  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Putnam County, Indiana|Putnam]]  
| [[Putnam County, Indiana|Putnam]]  
| 31 Dec 1821
| 1821  Dec 31  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#PUTNAM Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Randolph County, Indiana|Randolph]] (new)  
| [[Randolph County, Indiana|Randolph]] (new)  
| 10 Jan 1818
| 1818  Jan 10  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#RANDOLPH Details]
| Wayne  
| Wayne  
| Jay 1835
| Jay 1835
|-
|-
| [[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley]]  
| [[Ripley County, Indiana|Ripley]]  
| 27 Dec 1816
| 1816  Dec 27  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#RIPLEY Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| Franklin 1810
| Franklin 1810
|-
|-
| [[Rush County, Indiana|Rush]]  
| [[Rush County, Indiana|Rush]]  
| 31 Dec 1821
| 1821  Dec 31  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#RUSH Details]
| Franklin  
| Franklin  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|St. Joseph]]  
| [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|St. Joseph]]  
| 29 Jan 1830
| 1830  Jan 29  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#ST.%20JOSEPH Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Scott County, Indiana|Scott]]  
| [[Scott County, Indiana|Scott]]  
| 12 Jan 1820
| 1820  Jan 12  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SCOTT Details]
| Clark, Jackson  
| Clark, Jackson  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby]]  
| [[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby]]  
| 31 Dec 1821
| 1821  Dec 31  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SHELBY Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Spencer County, Indiana|Spencer]]  
| [[Spencer County, Indiana|Spencer]]  
| 10 Jan 1818
| 1818  Jan 10  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SPENCER Details]
| Warwick  
| Warwick  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Starke County, Indiana|Starke]]  
| [[Starke County, Indiana|Starke]]  
| 07 Feb 1835
| 1835  Feb 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#STARKE Details]
| Marshall  
| Marshall  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Steuben County, Indiana|Steuben]]  
| [[Steuben County, Indiana|Steuben]]  
| 07 Feb 1835
| 1835  Feb 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#STEUBEN Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Sullivan County, Indiana|Sullivan]]  
| [[Sullivan County, Indiana|Sullivan]]  
| 30 Dec 1816
| 1816  Dec 30  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SULLIVAN Details]
| Indiana Territory  
| Indiana Territory  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Switzerland County, Indiana|Switzerland]]  
| [[Switzerland County, Indiana|Switzerland]]  
| 07 sep 1814
| 1814  sep 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SWITZERLAND Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana|Tippecanoe]]  
| [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana|Tippecanoe]]  
| 20 Jan 1826
| 1826  Jan 20  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#TIPPECANOE Details]
| Montgomery  
| Montgomery  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Tipton County, Indiana|Tipton]]  
| [[Tipton County, Indiana|Tipton]]  
| 15 Jan 1844
| 1844  Jan 15  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#TIPTON Details]
| Hamilton  
| Hamilton  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Union County, Indiana|Union]]  
| [[Union County, Indiana|Union]]  
| 05 Jan 1821
| 1821  Jan 05  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#UNION Details]
| Wayne  
| Wayne  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Vanderburgh County, Indiana|Vanderburgh]]  
| [[Vanderburgh County, Indiana|Vanderburgh]]  
| 07 Jan 1818
| 1818  Jan 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#VANDERBURGH Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Vermillion County, Indiana|Vermillion]]  
| [[Vermillion County, Indiana|Vermillion]]  
| 02 Jan 1824
| 1824  Jan 02  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#VERMILLION Details]
| Parke  
| Parke  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Vigo County, Indiana|Vigo]]  
| [[Vigo County, Indiana|Vigo]]  
| 21 Jan 1818
| 1818  Jan 21  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#VIGO Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Warren County, Indiana|Warren]]  
| [[Warren County, Indiana|Warren]]  
| 19 Jan 1827
| 1827  Jan 19  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WARREN Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| Adams 1835
| Adams 1835
|-
|-
| [[Washington County, Indiana|Washington]]  
| [[Washington County, Indiana|Washington]]  
| 21 Dec 1813
| 1813  Dec 21  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WASHINGTON Details]
| Indian lands  
| Indian lands  
| Jackson 1815
| Jackson 1815
|-
|-
| [[Wayne County, Indiana|Wayne]]
| [[Wayne County, Indiana|Wayne]]
|1811 Jan 01
| an 01 Ja 81
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WAYNE Details]
|Indiana Territory
|Indiana Territory
| Clark, Dearborn, Knox
| Clark, Dearborn, Knox
|-
|-
| [[Wells County, Indiana|Wells]]  
| [[Wells County, Indiana|Wells]]  
| 07 Feb 1835
| 1835  Feb 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WELLS Details]
| Huntington, Allen  
| Huntington, Allen  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[White County, Indiana|White]]  
| [[White County, Indiana|White]]  
| 01 Feb 1834
| 1834  Feb 01  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WHITE Details]
| Carroll  
| Carroll  
| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Whitley County, Indiana|Whitley]]  
| [[Whitley County, Indiana|Whitley]]  
| 07 Feb 1835
| 1835  Feb 07  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WHITLEY Details]
| Huntington  
| Huntington  
| none
| none

Revision as of 14:59, 9 July 2014

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Name of County Date Formed Boundary
Changes 		Parent County Counties Created by Boundary Changes
Adams 1835 Feb 07 Details Warren none
Allen 1823 Dec 17 Details Indian lands DeKalb 1835, Wells 1835
Bartholomew 1821 Jan 08 Details Indian lands none
Benton 1840 Feb 18 Details Indian lands none
Blackford 1838 Feb 15 Details Jay none
Boone 1831 Jan 29 Details Indian lands none
Brown 1836 Feb 04 Details Morgan, Johnson, Monroe, Lawrence none
Carroll 1828 Jan 07 Details Indian lands White 1834
Cass 1828 Dec 18 Details Indian lands Miami 1832, Pulask 1835
Clark 1801 Feb 03 Details Knox Floyd 1819, Scott 1820
Clay 1825 Feb 12 Details Indian lands none
Clinton 1830 Jan 29 Details Indian lands none
Crawford 1818 Jan 29 Details Harrison Orange 1815
Daviess 1816 Jan 24 Details Indian lands none
Dearborn 1803 Mar 07 Details Indiana Territory Ohio 1844, Orange 1815
Decatur 1821 Dec 31 Details Indian lands none
DeKalb 1835 Feb 07 Details Allen none
Delaware 1827 Jan 26 Details Indian lands Grant 1831, Morgan 1822
Dubois 1817 Dec 20 Details Orange, Perry none
Elkhart 1830 Jan 29 Details Indian lands Noble 1835
Fayette 1818 Dec 28 Details Wayne Madison 1823
Floyd 1819 Jan 02 Details Harrison, Clark none
Fountain 1825 Dec 20 Details Montgomery none
Franklin 1810 Nov 27 Details Wayne, Ripley Rush 1821
Fulton 1835 Feb 07 Details Indian lands none
Gibson 1813 Mar 09 Details Knox none
Grant 1831 Feb 10 Details Delaware Huntington 1832
Greene 1821 Jan 05 Details Knox none
Hamilton 1823 Jan 08 Details Hancock, Marion Tipton 1844
Hancock 1827 Jan 26 Details Madison Hamilton 1823
Harrison 1808 Oct 11 Details Indiana Territory Crawford 1818, Floyd 1819, Perry 1814
Hendricks 1823 Dec 20 Details Indian lands none
Henry 1821 Dec 31 Details Indian lands none
Howard 1846 Dec 28 Details renamed from Richardsville none
Huntington 1832 Feb 02 Details Grant Wabash 1832, Wells 1835, Whitley 1835
Jackson 1815 Dec 18 Details Washington Scott 1820
Jasper 1835 Feb 07 Details Indian lands Newton 1835
Jay 1835 Feb 07 Details Randolph Blackford 1838
Jefferson 1810 Nov 23 Details Indian lands none
Jennings 1816 Dec 27 Details Indian lands none
Johnson 1822 Dec 31 Details Indian lands Brown 1836
Knox 1790 Jun 20 Details Northwest Territory Clark 1801, Gibson 1813, Green 1821, Posey 1814
Kosciusko 1835 Feb 07 Details Indian lands none
LaGrange 1832 Feb 02 Details state lands none
Lake 1836 Jan 28 Details Porter, Newton none
La Porte 1832 Jan 09 Details Indian lands none
Lawrence 1818 Jan 07 Details Orange Brown 1836
Madison 1823 Jan 04 Details Fayette Hancock 1827
Marion 1821 Dec 31 Details Ohio Hamilton 1823
Marshall 1835 Feb 07 Details Indian lands Starke 1835
Martin 1820 Jan 17 Details Indian lands none
Miami 1832 Feb 02 Details Cass none
Monroe 1818 Jan 14 Details Orange Brown 1836, Morgan 1821
Montgomery 1822 Dec 21 Details Indian lands Fountain 1825, Tippecanoe 1826
Morgan 1821 Dec 31 Details Monroe Brown 1836
Newton 1835 Feb 07 Details Jasper Lake 1836
Noble 1835 Feb 07 Details Elkhart none
Ohio 1844 Jan 04 Details Dearborn Marion 1821
Orange 1815 Dec 26 Details Dearborn Dubois 1817, Lawrence 1818, Monroe 1818
Owen 1818 Dec 21 Details Indian lands none
Parke 1821 Jan 09 Details Indian lands Vermillion 1824
Perry 1814 Sep 07 Details Harrison, Warrick Dubois 1817
Pike 1816 Dec 21 Details Indian lands none
Porter 1835 Feb 07 Details Indian lands Lake 1836
Posey 1814 Sep 07 Details Knox none
Pulaski 1835 Feb 07 Details Cass none
Putnam 1821 Dec 31 Details Indian lands none
Randolph (new) 1818 Jan 10 Details Wayne Jay 1835
Ripley 1816 Dec 27 Details Indian lands Franklin 1810
Rush 1821 Dec 31 Details Franklin none
St. Joseph 1830 Jan 29 Details Indian lands none
Scott 1820 Jan 12 Details Clark, Jackson none
Shelby 1821 Dec 31 Details Indian lands none
Spencer 1818 Jan 10 Details Warwick none
Starke 1835 Feb 07 Details Marshall none
Steuben 1835 Feb 07 Details Indian lands none
Sullivan 1816 Dec 30 Details Indiana Territory none
Switzerland 1814 sep 07 Details Indian lands none
Tippecanoe 1826 Jan 20 Details Montgomery none
Tipton 1844 Jan 15 Details Hamilton none
Union 1821 Jan 05 Details Wayne none
Vanderburgh 1818 Jan 07 Details Indian lands none
Vermillion 1824 Jan 02 Details Parke none
Vigo 1818 Jan 21 Details Indian lands none
Warren 1827 Jan 19 Details Indian lands Adams 1835
Washington 1813 Dec 21 Details Indian lands Jackson 1815
Wayne an 01 Ja 81 Details Indiana Territory Clark, Dearborn, Knox
Wells 1835 Feb 07 Details Huntington, Allen none
White 1834 Feb 01 Details Carroll none
Whitley 1835 Feb 07 Details Huntington none
  1. ↑ [http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Indiana/viewer.htm Indiana Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, John H. Long, Editor; Peggy Tuck Sinko, Associate Editor; Gordon DenBoer, Historical Compiler; Douglas Knox, Book Digitizing Director and Digital Compiler; Emily Kelley, Research Associate; Laura Rico-Beck, GIS Specialist; Peter Siczewicz, ArcIMS Interactive Map Designer; Robert Will, Cartographic Assistant. Copyright The Newberry Library 2008.
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