Delaware County, IN

History

Delaware County was authorized in Jan. 1820 on New Purchase lands south of the Wabash River gained with the 1818 Treaty of St. Mary's. It encompassed the drainage basin of the White River, along which the Delaware, a Native American people had settled, and from which the County takes its name. The Delaware people were moved to lands west of the Mississippi River in the 1840s. The county was once home to Tenskwatawa ("The Prophet"), a brother of Tecumseh who instigated a major Indian uprising in 1811 culminating in the Battle of Tippecanoe. David Conner, a trader, was the first white settler, arriving in the early 1810s. After formation, numerous counties were carved from the original, and a remnant retaining the original name was organized in 1827.
Source: Wikipedia

Modern Day Adjacent Counties

Blackford County - north
Jay County - northeast
Randolph County - east
Henry County - south
Madison County - west
Grant County - northwest

Gleanings from

• US Federal Census - Delaware Co., IN
  • 1830 Census - Delaware Co., IN
  • 1840 Census - Delaware Co., IN