Stark County

Stark County is the name of three US counties:

  • Stark County, Illinois
  • Stark County, North Dakota
  • Stark County, Ohio
  • Starke County, Indiana, although spelled slightly differently, is also named for Revolutionary War General John Stark, the same origin as Stark County in other states.

Famous quotes containing the words stark and/or county:

    “Pain and fear and hunger are effects of causes which can be foreseen and known: but sorrow is a debt which someone else makes for us.”
    —Freya Stark (1893–1993)

    “I believe the citizens of Marion County and the United States want to have judges who have feelings and who are human beings.”
    —Paula Lopossa, U.S. judge. As quoted in the New York Times, p. B9 (May 21, 1993)