Henry County, Indiana

Henry County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

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Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Patrick Henry who became a Patriot hero prior to the Revolutionary War for saying, "... give me liberty or give me death." He was later twice elected Governor of Virginia.

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History

Henry County was organized formally June 1, 1822. It was named for Patriot Patrick Henry, governor of Virginia.

The first men known to have located in the territory now known as Henry County arrived in the year 1819 and were Daniel and Asa Heaton.

Henry County is divided into 13 Civil Townships as follows: Blue River, Dudley, Fall Creek, Franklin, Greensboro, Harrison, Henry, Jefferson, Liberty, Prairie, Spiceland, Stoney Creek and Wayne.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 395 square miles (1,023 km²), of which 393 square miles (1,018 km²) is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) (0.50%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Delaware County
Northeast: Randolph County
East: Wayne County
Southeast: Fayette County
South: Rush County
Southwest: Hancock County
Northwest: Madison County

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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of our country!"

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Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."

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