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Jennings County, IndianaJennings County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameNamed for Jonathan Jennings who was Indiana's First Governor. Demographics:County QuickFacts: HistoryJennings County was organized effective February 1, 1817 It was named for the first Governor of Indiana and a nine term congressman, Jonathan Jennings. Jennings was governor when the county was organized
Jennings County is divided into 11 Civil Townships as follows: Bigger, Campbell, Center, Columbia, Geneva, Lovett, Marion, Montgomery, Sand Creek, Spencer and Vernon. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 378 square miles (980 kmē), of which 377
square miles (977 kmē) is land and 1 square mile (3 kmē) (0.30%) is water. It is a rural county, with majority of
the county consisting of personal farms and woodlands. There are only two incorporated towns in this county, Vernon,
the county seat, and North Vernon. Both are quite small and underdeveloped by urban standards; many locals prefer to
do their shopping in neighboring counties. The county is conveniently located in the center of an imaginary triangle
consisting of Indianapolis, IN, Cincinnati, OH, and Louisville, KY and requires only 1 1/4 hour drive time to any of
these urban centers. Neighboring Counties:
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