Noble County, Indiana

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

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Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for James Noble who was then the Governor of Indiana and was also Indiana's first U.S. Senator.

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History

Noble County was first included in Randolph County, next in Allen County, then in Lagrange County and finally, on March 1, 1836 was organized as it stands today except for a strip two miles wide that was joined to Whitley County It was named for Governor Noah Noble

Noble County is divided into 13 Civil Townships as follows: Albion, Allen, Elkhart, Green, Jefferson, Noble, Orange, Perry, Sparta, Swan, Washington, Wayne and York.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 418 square miles (1,082 km²), of which 411 square miles (1,065 km²) is land and 6 square miles (17 km²) (1.56%) is water. USGS GNIS: Sand Hill (1076 feet/328 metres), the second-highest point in Indiana, is located in Noble County.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Lagrange County
Northeast: Steuben County
East: DeKalb County
Southeast: Allen County
Southwest: Whitley County; Kosciusko County
Northwest: Elkhart County

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