1850 Counties of  Indiana

County Description Area in sq miles Courts held at Pop in 1850
Adams east side near Wabash & Mt Mary's rivers 336 Decatur 5,797
Allen northeast part, water by St Joseph & St Mary's rivers, they form Maumee & Wabash rivers to Erie Canal 650 Fort Wayne 16,920
Bartholomew in southeasternly part, crossed by Driftwood fork of White river 480 Columbia 5.763
Benton in western part 520 Oxford 1,144
Blackford NE part, water by Salamanic river 182 Blackford 2,860
Boone central part 408 Lebanon 11,631
Brown southern part 310 Nashville 4,846
Carroll towards northwest part, crossed by Wabash river 380 Delphi 11,015
Cass north part, crossed by Wabash river 415 Logansport 10,998
Clarke southeast boundary, on northwest side of Ohio river 400 Charleston 15,828
Clay western part 360 Bowling Green 7,947
Clinton central part 432 Frankfort 11,869
Crawford southern part 300 Fredonia 6,356
Davies southwest part, between forks of White river 420 Washington 10,354
Dearborn eastern boundary, northwest side of Ohio river 380 Lawrenceville 20,168
Decatur southeast part 340 Greensburgh 15,107
De Kalb east boundary, crossed by St Joseph's river 365 Auburn 8,251
Delaware eastern part 384 Muncietown 10,843
Dubois southern part, east fork of White river on north 432 Jasper 6,321
Elkhart northern boundary, crossed by St Joseph's river 460 Goshen 12,690
Fayette eastern part, crossed by White river 200 Connersville 10,216
Floyd southern part, Ohio river on southeast 144 New Albany 14,875
Fountain western part, with Wabash river on the west & northwest 390 Covington 13,262
Franklin eastern boundary, crossed by White Water river 540 Brookville 5,768
Fulton northern part 350 Rochester 5,981
Gibson western boundary, Wabash river on west 450 Princeton 10,771
Grant eastern part 415 Marion 11,092
Greene southwest part, crossed by west fork of White river 456 Bloomfield 11,424
Hamilton central part, crossed by west fork of White river 400 Noblesville 12,683
Hancock eastern part 310 Greenfield 9,698
Harrison southern part, Ohio river on south 470 Croydon 15,286
Hendricks near the center, water by Eel river, White Lick & Mud creeks 400 not listed 14,083
Henry eastern part 380 Newcastle 17,604
Howard no description blank Kokomo 6,657
Huntington north eastern part, crossed by Wabash river 384 Huntington 7,850
Jackson southern part, crossed by east fork of White river 500 Brownstown 11,048
Jasper west boundary, crossed by Iroquois river 980 Rensselaer 3,540
Jay east boundary 370 Jay 7,065
Jefferson southern boundary on Ohio river 360 Madison 23,914
Jennings southeast part 380 Vernon 3,422
Johnson south part 320 Franklin 12,101
Knox western boundary, Wabash river on west & White  river on southeast 540 Vincennes 11,084
Kosciusko northern part 567 Warsaw 10,243
La Grange northern boundary, water by Fawn, Pigeon & Little Elkhart rivers 380 La Grange 8,537
Lake northwest corner on Lake Michigan 468 Lake Court House, Crown Point 3,991
La Porte north boundary, with Lake Michigan on northwest 460 La Porte 12,145
Lawrence toward southern part, crossed by east fork of White river 438 Bedford 12,097
Madison toward east part 390 Andersontown 12,369
Marion in center, crossed by West Fork of White river 400 Indianapolis (State Capital) 24,100
Marshall northeastern part 440 Plymouth 5,348
Martin southern part, crossed by east fork of White river 300 Mount Pleasant 5,941
Miami northern part, crossed by Wabash river 380 Peru 11,304
Monroe southern part 390 Bloomington 11,285
Montgomery western part 504 Crawfordsville 18,094
Morgan central part, crossed by west fork of White river 453 Martinsville 14,479
Noble northeastern part 432 Noble & Albion 7,946
Ohio no description blank Hartford 5,308
Orange southern part 378 Paoli 10,809
Owen toward western part, crossed by west fork of White river 380 Spencer 12,118
Parke western part, Wabash river on west 450 Rockville 14,966
Perry southern boundary, Ohio river on south 400 Troy 7,268
Pike southwest part, White river on north 325 Petersburgh 7,720
Porter northern boundary, Lake Michigan on north, Kankakee river on south not listed Valparaiso 5,234
Posey at the southwest corner, Ohio river on south, Wabash on west 450 Mount Vernon 12,550
Pulaski northwestern part, crossed by Tippecanoe river 342 Winamac 2,595
Putnam toward west part 486 Green Castle 20,614
Randolph east boundary 440 Winchester 14,725
Ripley southeast part 400 Versailles 7,198
Rush toward east part 400 Rushville 16,466
St Joseph on north boundary, crossed by St Joseph river 468 South Bend 10,954
Scott in southeastern part 200 Lexington 5,855
Shelby toward southeast part 432 Shelbyville 15,502
Spencer on southern boundary, Ohio river on south 400 Rockport 8,620
Stark in northwestern part, crossed by Kankakee river 432 blank 557
Steuben northeast corner 225 Angola 6,104
Sullivan on west boundary, Wabash river on west 430 Sullivan Court House 10,143
Switzerland on southeastern boundary, Ohio river on southeast 216 Vevay 12,890
Tippecanoe western part, crossed by Wabash river 204 La Fayette 19,377
Tipton central part blank Tipton 3,532
Union on eastern boundary 224 Liberty 6,944
Vanderburg on southern boundary, Ohio river on southwest 225 Evansville 11,414
Vermilion on west boundary, Wabash river on east 280 Newport 8,661
Vigo west boundary, Wabash river on west 400 Terre Haute 15,283
Wabash toward northern part, crossed by Wabash river 415 Wabash 12,138
Warren on west boundary, Wabash river on southeast 350 Williamsport 7,387
Warrick on southern boundary, Ohio river on south 360 Booneville 8,811
Washington in southern part 540 Salem 17,040
Wayne on east boundary 420 Centreville 25,321
Wells in east part 372 Bluffton 6,152
White in northwestern part, crossed by Tippecanoe river 530 Monticello 4,761
Whitley northeast part 324 Whitley Court House 5,190

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