INDIANA COUNTY NUMBERS AND NAMES. Agriculture, President of Natural Resources, Senior Member of Commerce and Technology Education and Professional Development Health Services and Public Service Providers. The oldest county in Indiana, it was one of two original counties created in the Northwest Territory in 1790, along with St. Many of the last counties were formed after the acquisition and disintegration of the Miami Great Reserve (which encompasses present-day Howard County and parts of the surrounding counties) between 1834 and 1840.
The oldest counties are generally located in the south, near the Ohio River, while the newer ones are in the north, in territory acquired later. Many Indiana counties are named after the founding fathers of the United States and the personalities of the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and the Battle of Tippecanoe; the first leaders of the territory of Indiana and Indiana, as well as of surrounding states such as Michigan and Kentucky; in addition to tribes native American and geographical features. Knox County was one of the original counties in the Northwest Territory and was created before the formation of the Indiana Territory. In Indiana, the most common number associated with counties is the state's county code, which is a sequential number based on the alphabetical order of the county.
