List of Counties in Indiana - List of Counties

List of Counties

County
 FIPS code
 County seat
 Established
 Origin
 Etymology
 Population
 Area
 Map
Adams County 001 Decatur 01836-02-07February 7, 1836 Adams New Purchase U.S. President John Quincy Adams 700433625000000000033,625 7002339000000000000339 sq mi
(7002878000000000000878 km2)
Allen County 003 Fort Wayne 01823-12-12December 12, 1823 Delaware New Purchase Col. John Allen, Kentucky state senator 7005355329000000000355,329 7002657000000000000657 sq mi
(70031702000000000001,702 km2)
Bartholomew County 005 Columbus 01821-01-08January 8, 1821 Jackson County and Delaware New Purchases Lt. Col. Joseph Bartholomew, a hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe 700471435000000000071,435 7002407000000000000407 sq mi
(70031054000000000001,054 km2)
Benton County 007 Fowler 01840-02-18February 18, 1840 Jasper County Thomas H. Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri 70038854000000000008,854 7002406000000000000406 sq mi
(70031052000000000001,052 km2)
Blackford County 009 Hartford City 01838-02-15February 15, 1838 Jay County Judge Isaac Blackford, Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives and Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court 700414048000000000014,048 7002165000000000000165 sq mi
(7002427000000000000427 km2)
Boone County 011 Lebanon 01830-01-29January 29, 1830 Adams and Wabash New Purchases Frontiersman Daniel Boone 700456640000000000056,640 7002423000000000000423 sq mi
(70031096000000000001,096 km2)
Brown County 013 Nashville 01836-02-03February 3, 1836 Bartholomew County
Jackson County
Monroe County		 General Jacob Brown, hero of the War of 1812 700414957000000000014,957 7002312000000000000312 sq mi
(7002808000000000000808 km2)
Carroll County 015 Delphi 01828-01-17January 17, 1828 Adams and Wabash New Purchases Charles Carroll, signer of the Declaration of Independence 700420165000000000020,165 7002372000000000000372 sq mi
(7002963000000000000963 km2)
Cass County 017 Logansport 01828-12-18December 18, 1828 Non-county Area Gen. Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan Territory and U.S. Secretary of State 700440930000000000040,930 7002413000000000000413 sq mi
(70031070000000000001,070 km2)
Clark County 019 Jeffersonville 01801-02-03February 3, 1801 Knox County General George Rogers Clark, American Revolutionary War hero 700496472000000000096,472 7002375000000000000375 sq mi
(7002971000000000000971 km2)
Clay County 021 Brazil 01825-02-12February 12, 1825 Owen County
Putnam County
Sullivan County
Vigo County		 U.S. Speaker of the House Henry Clay 700426556000000000026,556 7002358000000000000358 sq mi
(7002927000000000000927 km2)
Clinton County 023 Frankfort 01830-01-29January 29, 1830 Adams and Wabash New Purchases DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York 700433866000000000033,866 7002405000000000000405 sq mi
(70031049000000000001,049 km2)
Crawford County 025 English 01818-01-29January 29, 1818 Orange County
Harrison County
Perry County		 Col. William Crawford, surveyor of the Midwest and hero of the Indian Wars 700410743000000000010,743 7002306000000000000306 sq mi
(7002793000000000000793 km2)
Daviess County 027 Washington 01818-02-02February 2, 1818 Knox County Col. Joseph H. Daviess, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe 700430820000000000030,820 7002431000000000000431 sq mi
(70031116000000000001,116 km2)
Dearborn County 029 Lawrenceburg 01803-03-07March 7, 1803 Clark County, IN; Hamilton County, OH U.S. Secretary of War Henry Dearborn 700450047000000000050,047 7002305000000000000305 sq mi
(7002790000000000000790 km2)
Decatur County 031 Greensburg 01821-12-12December 12, 1821 Delaware New Purchase Commodore Stephen Decatur, hero of the War of 1812 700424555000000000024,555 7002373000000000000373 sq mi
(7002966000000000000966 km2)
DeKalb County 033 Auburn 01835-02-07February 7, 1835 Non-county Area Johann de Kalb, German noble who trained colonial soldiers for the American Revolutionary War 700440285000000000040,285 7002363000000000000363 sq mi
(7002940000000000000940 km2)
Delaware County 035 Muncie 01827-01-26January 26, 1827 Delaware New Purchase Delaware Native American people 7005118769000000000118,769 7002393000000000000393 sq mi
(70031018000000000001,018 km2)
Dubois County 037 Jasper 01817-12-20December 20, 1817 Perry County
Pike County		 Toussaint Dubois, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe 700439674000000000039,674 7002430000000000000430 sq mi
(70031114000000000001,114 km2)
Elkhart County 039 Goshen 01830-01-29January 29, 1830 Non-county Area Disputed, but possibly the Elkhart Native American people 7005182791000000000182,791 7002464000000000000464 sq mi
(70031202000000000001,202 km2)
Fayette County 041 Connersville 01818-01-29January 29, 1818 Franklin Wayne County and Non-county Area Marquis de la Fayette, French noble who trained colonial soldiers in the American Revolutionary War 700425588000000000025,588 7002215000000000000215 sq mi
(7002557000000000000557 km2)
Floyd County 043 New Albany 01819-01-02January 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 700478823000000000078,823 7002148000000000000148 sq mi
(7002383000000000000383 km2)
Fountain County 045 Covington 01825-12-20December 20, 1825 Montgomery County and Wabash New Purchase Major James Fontaine, a hero of the American Revolutionary War 700417954000000000017,954 7002396000000000000396 sq mi
(70031026000000000001,026 km2)
Franklin County 047 Brookville 01811-02-01February 1, 1811 Clark County
Dearborn County
Knox County		 Writer, orator, scholar, and founding father Benjamin Franklin 700422151000000000022,151 7002386000000000000386 sq mi
(70031000000000000001,000 km2)
Fulton County 049 Rochester 01836-02-07February 7, 1836 Non-county Area Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat 700420511000000000020,511 7002368000000000000368 sq mi
(7002953000000000000953 km2)
Gibson County 051 Princeton 01813-04-01April 1, 1813 Knox County John Gibson, secretary of the Indiana Territory 700433503000000000033,503 7002526000000000000526 sq mi
(70031362000000000001,362 km2)
Grant County 053 Marion 01831-02-10February 10, 1831 Formed from Madison County, Adams New Purchase and un-organized Captains Samuel and Moses Grant, former American soldiers and early settlers 700470061000000000070,061 7002414000000000000414 sq mi
(70031072000000000001,072 km2)
Greene County 055 Bloomfield 01821-01-05January 5, 1821 Sullivan County
Non-county Area		 Gen. Nathanael Greene, hero of the American Revolutionary War 700432157000000000032,157 7002522000000000000522 sq mi
(70031352000000000001,352 km2)
Hamilton County 057 Noblesville 01823-01-08January 8, 1823 Formed from Delaware New Purchase Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury and founding father 7005274569000000000274,569 7002388000000000000388 sq mi
(70031005000000000001,005 km2)
Hancock County 059 Greenfield 01828-03-01March 1, 1828 Formed from Madison County John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence 700470002000000000070,002 7002306000000000000306 sq mi
(7002793000000000000793 km2)
Harrison County 061 Corydon 01808-12-01December 1, 1808 Formed from Clark and Knox County William Henry Harrison, governor of Indiana Territory and U.S. President 700434325000000000034,325 7002485000000000000485 sq mi
(70031256000000000001,256 km2)
Hendricks County 063 Danville 01824-12-20December 20, 1824 Formed from Delaware and Wabash New Purchase Governor of Indiana William Hendricks 7005145488000000000145,488 7002408000000000000408 sq mi
(70031057000000000001,057 km2)
Henry County 065 New Castle 01821-12-31December 31, 1821 Formed from Delaware New Purchase Patrick Henry, attorney, orator, and founding father 700448508000000000048,508 7002393000000000000393 sq mi
(70031018000000000001,018 km2)
Howard County 067 Kokomo 01844-01-15January 15, 1844 Formed from un-organized Gen. Tilghman Howard, a U.S. Representative from Indiana 700484964000000000084,964 7002293000000000000293 sq mi
(7002759000000000000759 km2)
Huntington County 069 Huntington 01832-02-02February 2, 1832 Formed from Adams New Purchase and un-organized Samuel Huntington, signer the Declaration of Independence 700438075000000000038,075 7002383000000000000383 sq mi
(7002992000000000000992 km2)
Jackson County 071 Brownstown 01816-01-01January 1, 1816 Formed from Clark, Jefferson and Washington U.S. President Andrew Jackson 700441335000000000041,335 7002509000000000000509 sq mi
(70031318000000000001,318 km2)
Jasper County 073 Rensselaer 01835-02-07February 7, 1835 Formed from Wabash New Purchase Sgt. William Jasper, hero of the American Revolutionary War 700430043000000000030,043 7002560000000000000560 sq mi
(70031450000000000001,450 km2)
Jay County 075 Portland 01835-02-07February 7, 1835 Formed from Adams New Purchase John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court 700421806000000000021,806 7002384000000000000384 sq mi
(7002995000000000000995 km2)
Jefferson County 077 Madison 01810-11-23November 23, 1810 Formed from Clark, Dearborn and Knox County U.S. President Thomas Jefferson 700431705000000000031,705 7002361000000000000361 sq mi
(7002935000000000000935 km2)
Jennings County 079 Vernon 01816-12-27December 27, 1816 Formed from Jackson and Jefferson Counties Jonathan Jennings, the first Governor of Indiana 700427554000000000027,554 7002377000000000000377 sq mi
(7002976000000000000976 km2)
Johnson County 081 Franklin 01823-12-31December 31, 1823 Formed from Delaware New Purchase John Johnson, first Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court 7005139654000000000139,654 7002320000000000000320 sq mi
(7002829000000000000829 km2)
Knox County 083 Vincennes 01790-06-06June 6, 1790 Original County U.S. Secretary of War Henry Knox 700439256000000000039,256 7002516000000000000516 sq mi
(70031336000000000001,336 km2)
Kosciusko County 085 Warsaw 01835-02-07February 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 700474057000000000074,057 7002538000000000000538 sq mi
(70031393000000000001,393 km2)
LaGrange County 087 LaGrange 01832-02-02February 2, 1832 Formed from un-organized The ancestral estate of the Marquis de la Fayette, the French-born hero of the American Revolutionary War 700434909000000000034,909 7002387000000000000387 sq mi
(70031002000000000001,002 km2)
Lake County 089 Crown Point 01837-01-28January 28, 1837 Formed from Newton and Porter Counties Its location on Lake Michigan 7005496004000000000496,004 7002380000000000000380 sq mi
(7002984000000000000984 km2)
LaPorte County 091 LaPorte 01832-01-29January 29, 1832 Formed from St. Joseph and un-organized Means the door in French, which refers to the city of LaPorte 7005111467000000000111,467 7002613000000000000613 sq mi
(70031588000000000001,588 km2)
Lawrence County 093 Bedford 01818-01-07January 7, 1818 Formed from Orange Capt. James Lawrence, hero of the War of 1812 700445922000000000045,922 7002449000000000000449 sq mi
(70031163000000000001,163 km2)
Madison County 095 Anderson 01823-01-04January 4, 1823 Formed from Delaware New Purchase U.S. President James Madison 7005133358000000000133,358 7002452000000000000452 sq mi
(70031171000000000001,171 km2)
Marion County 097 Indianapolis 01821-12-31December 31, 1821 Formed from Delaware New Purchase Gen. Francis Marion, American Revolutionary War hero 7005903393000000000903,393 7002396000000000000396 sq mi
(70031026000000000001,026 km2)
Marshall County 099 Plymouth 01835-02-07February 7, 1835 Formed from St. Joseph County U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall 700445128000000000045,128 7002444000000000000444 sq mi
(70031150000000000001,150 km2)
Martin County 101 Shoals 01820-01-17January 17, 1820 Formed from Daviess and Dubois Counties Major John T. Martin, hero of the War of 1812 700410369000000000010,369 7002336000000000000336 sq mi
(7002870000000000000870 km2)
Miami County 103 Peru 01833-01-30January 30, 1833 Formed from Cass County and un-organized Miami Native American people 700436082000000000036,082 7002376000000000000376 sq mi
(7002974000000000000974 km2)
Monroe County 105 Bloomington 01818-01-14January 14, 1818 Formed from Orange County U.S. President James Monroe 7005137974000000000137,974 7002394000000000000394 sq mi
(70031020000000000001,020 km2)
Montgomery County 107 Crawfordsville 01822-12-21December 21, 1822 Formed from Wabash New Purchase Gen. Richard Montgomery, hero of the American Revolutionary War 700437629000000000037,629 7002505000000000000505 sq mi
(70031308000000000001,308 km2)
Morgan County 109 Martinsville 01822-12-31December 31, 1822 Formed from Delaware and Wabash New Purchase Gen. Daniel Morgan, hero of the American Revolutionary War 700468894000000000068,894 7002406000000000000406 sq mi
(70031052000000000001,052 km2)
Newton County 111 Kentland 01859-12-08December 8, 1859 Formed from Jasper County Sgt. John Newton, hero of the American Revolutionary War 700414566000000000014,566 7002402000000000000402 sq mi
(70031041000000000001,041 km2)
Noble County 113 Albion 01835-02-07February 7, 1835 Formed from un-organized U.S. Senator James Noble or Governor of Indiana Noah Noble, brothers 700446275000000000046,275 7002411000000000000411 sq mi
(70031064000000000001,064 km2)
Ohio County 115 Rising Sun 01844-01-04January 4, 1844 Formed from Dearborn County The Ohio River 70036128000000000006,128 700187000000000000087 sq mi
(7002225000000000000225 km2)
Orange County 117 Paoli 01816-02-01February 1, 1816 Formed from Gibson, Knox and Washington Orange County, North Carolina, in turn named for the Dutch Protestant House of Orange 700419306000000000019,306 7002400000000000000400 sq mi
(70031036000000000001,036 km2)
Owen County 119 Spencer 01818-12-21December 21, 1818 Formed from Daviess and Sullivan County Abraham Owen, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe 700421786000000000021,786 7002385000000000000385 sq mi
(7002997000000000000997 km2)
Parke County 121 Rockville 01821-01-09January 9, 1821 Formed from Vigo County Benjamin Parke, a delegate of Indiana Territory to the U.S. Congress 700417241000000000017,241 7002445000000000000445 sq mi
(70031153000000000001,153 km2)
Perry County 123 Tell City 01814-11-01November 1, 1814 Formed from Gibson and Warrick Counties Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the War of 1812 700418899000000000018,899 7002381000000000000381 sq mi
(7002987000000000000987 km2)
Pike County 125 Petersburg 01816-12-21December 21, 1816 Formed from Gibson and Perry County Zebulon M. Pike, explorer of the American West 700412837000000000012,837 7002336000000000000336 sq mi
(7002870000000000000870 km2)
Porter County 127 Valparaiso 01835-02-07February 7, 1835 Formed from un-organized Capt. David Porter, hero of the War of 1812 7005146798000000000146,798 7002418000000000000418 sq mi
(70031083000000000001,083 km2)
Posey County 129 Mount Vernon 01814-11-11November 11, 1814 Formed from Warrick County Thomas Posey, governor of Indiana Territory 700427061000000000027,061 7002408000000000000408 sq mi
(70031057000000000001,057 km2)
Pulaski County 131 Winamac 01835-02-07February 7, 1835 Formed from un-organized Kazimierz Pułaski, Polish-born noble who led the colonial cavalry in the American Revolutionary War 700413755000000000013,755 7002434000000000000434 sq mi
(70031124000000000001,124 km2)
Putnam County 133 Greencastle 01822-12-31December 31, 1822 Formed from Owen County and Wabash New Purchase Gen. Israel Putnam, hero of the American Revolutionary War 700436019000000000036,019 7002480000000000000480 sq mi
(70031243000000000001,243 km2)
Randolph County 135 Winchester 01818-01-10January 10, 1818 Formed from Wayne County Randolph County, North Carolina, which is itself named for first President of the Continental Congress Peyton Randolph 700427401000000000027,401 7002453000000000000453 sq mi
(70031173000000000001,173 km2)
Ripley County 137 Versailles 01816-12-27December 27, 1816 Formed from Dearborn and Jefferson County Gen. Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, hero of the War of 1812 700426523000000000026,523 7002446000000000000446 sq mi
(70031155000000000001,155 km2)
Rush County 139 Rushville 01821-12-31December 31, 1821 Formed from Delaware New Purchase Dr. Benjamin Rush, signer the Declaration of Independence 700418261000000000018,261 7002408000000000000408 sq mi
(70031057000000000001,057 km2)
St. Joseph County 141 South Bend 01830-01-29January 29, 1830 Formed from un-organized St. Joseph River, which flows through it toward Lake Michigan 7005266931000000000266,931 7002457000000000000457 sq mi
(70031184000000000001,184 km2)
Scott County 143 Scottsburg 01820-01-12January 12, 1820 Formed from Clark, Jefferson, Jennings and Washington Counties Charles Scott, Governor of Kentucky 700422960000000000022,960 7002190000000000000190 sq mi
(7002492000000000000492 km2)
Shelby County 145 Shelbyville 01821-12-31December 31, 1821 Formed from Delaware New Purchase Gen. Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky 700444436000000000044,436 7002413000000000000413 sq mi
(70031070000000000001,070 km2)
Spencer County 147 Rockport 01818-01-10January 10, 1818 Formed from Perry and Warrick Counties Capt. Spier Spencer, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe 700420391000000000020,391 7002399000000000000399 sq mi
(70031033000000000001,033 km2)
Starke County 149 Knox 01835-02-07February 7, 1835 Formed from St. Joseph County and un-organized Gen. John Stark, hero of the American Revolutionary War 700423556000000000023,556 7002309000000000000309 sq mi
(7002800000000000000800 km2)
Steuben County 151 Angola 01837-02-07February 7, 1837 Formed from un-organized Baron Frederick von Steuben, Prussian-born noble who trained colonial soldiers during the American Revolutionary War 700433214000000000033,214 7002309000000000000309 sq mi
(7002800000000000000800 km2)
Sullivan County 153 Sullivan 01816-12-30December 30, 1816 Formed from Knox General Daniel Sullivan, American Revolutionary War hero 700421751000000000021,751 7002447000000000000447 sq mi
(70031158000000000001,158 km2)
Switzerland County 155 Vevay 01814-10-01October 1, 1814 Formed from Dearborn and Jefferson County The home country of many of the early settlers, Switzerland 700410613000000000010,613 7002221000000000000221 sq mi
(7002572000000000000572 km2)
Tippecanoe County 157 Lafayette 01826-01-20January 20, 1826 Formed from Wabash New Purchase and un-organized The Tippecanoe River and the Battle of Tippecanoe 7005172780000000000172,780 7002500000000000000500 sq mi
(70031295000000000001,295 km2)
Tipton County 159 Tipton 01844-01-15January 15, 1844 Formed from Adams New Purchase and un-organized John Tipton, U.S. Senator 700416577000000000016,577 7002260000000000000260 sq mi
(7002673000000000000673 km2)
Union County 161 Liberty 01821-01-05January 5, 1821 Parts of Fayette, Franklin and Wayne counties Named because it united sections of three adjacent counties into one new entity 70037516000000000007,516 7002162000000000000162 sq mi
(7002420000000000000420 km2)
Vanderburgh County 163 Evansville 01818-01-07January 7, 1818 Gibson, Posey, and Warrick Counties Henry Vanderburgh, a judge for Indiana Territory 7005188922000000000188,922 7002235000000000000235 sq mi
(7002609000000000000609 km2)
Vermillion County 165 Newport 01824-01-02January 2, 1824 Formed from Parke County and Wasbash New Purchase The Vermillion River 700416788000000000016,788 7002257000000000000257 sq mi
(7002666000000000000666 km2)
Vigo County 167 Terre Haute 01818-01-21January 21, 1818 Formed from Sullivan County Francis Vigo, Italian-born colonial spy during the American Revolutionary War 7005105848000000000105,848 7002403000000000000403 sq mi
(70031044000000000001,044 km2)
Wabash County 169 Wabash 01833-01-30January 30, 1833 Formed from Adams New Purchase and un-organized The Wabash River 700434960000000000034,960 7002413000000000000413 sq mi
(70031070000000000001,070 km2)
Warren County 171 Williamsport 01827-01-19January 19, 1827 Formed from Wabash New Purchase and un-organized Dr. Joseph Warren, American Revolutionary War hero 70038508000000000008,508 7002365000000000000365 sq mi
(7002945000000000000945 km2)
Warrick County 173 Boonville 01813-04-30April 30, 1813 Gibson and Knox Counties Capt. Jacob Warrick, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe 700460010000000000060,010 7002384000000000000384 sq mi
(7002995000000000000995 km2)
Washington County 175 Salem 01813-12-21December 21, 1813 Clark, Harrison and Knox Counties U.S. President George Washington 700427223000000000027,223 7002514000000000000514 sq mi
(70031331000000000001,331 km2)
Wayne County 177 Richmond 01810-11-27November 27, 1810 Formed from Clark, Dearborn and Knox Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne, hero of the American Revolutionary War 700471097000000000071,097 7002404000000000000404 sq mi
(70031046000000000001,046 km2)
Wells County 179 Bluffton 01837-02-07February 7, 1837 Formed from Adams New Purchase Capt. William A. Wells, Native American who became a hero in the War of 1812 700427600000000000027,600 7002370000000000000370 sq mi
(7002958000000000000958 km2)
White County 181 Monticello 01834-02-01February 1, 1834 Formed from Wabash New Purchase and un-organized Capt. Isaac White, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe 700425267000000000025,267 7002505000000000000505 sq mi
(70031308000000000001,308 km2)
Whitley County 183 Columbia City 01835-02-07February 7, 1835 Formed from un-organized Col. William Whitley, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe 700430707000000000030,707 7002336000000000000336 sq mi
(7002870000000000000870 km2)

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