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Indiana Counties

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Indiana Counties

Indiana is divided into 92 counties. The oldest and newest Counties in Indiana are Knox County (created 1790) and Newton County (created 1857).

The largest county is Allen (657 sq. mi.) and the smallest is Ohio (87 sq. mi.). According to the Indiana Constitution, no county may be created of less than 400 square miles, nor may any county smaller than this be further reduced in size.

Many Indiana Counties are named for the US Founding Fathers and personalities of the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and Battle of Tippecanoe; early leaders of Indiana Territory and Indiana, as well as surrounding states like Michigan and Kentucky; plus Native American tribes and geographical features.

Vermillion County, Indiana

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

County Seat: Newport
Year Organized: 1824
Square Miles: 257

Court House:

P.O. Box 190
County Courthouse
Newport, IN 47966-0190

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for the Vermillion River.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Vermillion County was formed February 1, 1824. It was named for the southbound Vermilion River, which flows nearby. The extra "l" in its name distinguishes it from the adjacent Vermilion County, Illinois. This is one of few cases in the United States in which a county borders its namesake in another state.

Vermillion County is divided into 5 Civil Townships as follows: Clinton, Eugene, Helt, Highland and Vermillion.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 260 square miles (673 km²), of which 257 square miles (665 km²) is land and 3 square miles (8 km²) (1.17%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Warren County
Northeast: Fountain County
Southeast: Parke County
South: Vigo County
Southwest: Edgar County, Ill.
Northwest: Vermilion County, Ill.

Cities and Towns:

- Cayuga	town	Incorporated Area
- Clinton	city	Incorporated Area
- Dana	town	Incorporated Area
- Eugene	township
- Fairview Park	town	Incorporated Area
- Helt	township
- Highland	town	Incorporated Area
- Newport (County Seat)	town	Incorporated Area
- Perrysville	town	Incorporated Area
- Universal	town	Incorporated Area
- Vermillion	township

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

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

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."