Place:White, Indiana, United States

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NameWhite
Alt namesWhitesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates40.733°N 86.867°W
Located inIndiana, United States     (1834 - )
See alsoCarroll, Indiana, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
West Point Cemetery
Census-designated place
Buffalo
Norway
Inhabited place
Badger Grove
Bell Center
Brookston
Burnettsville
Cedar Point
Chalmers
East Monticello
Golden Hill
Guernsey
Headlee
Idaville
Indiana Beach
Lee
Monon
Monticello
Reynolds
Round Grove
Seafield
Sitka
Smithson
Springboro
Wolcott
Township
Big Creek
Cass
Honey Creek
Jackson
Liberty
Lincoln
Monon (township)
Prairie
Princeton
Union
West Point
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White County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 24,643. The county seat (and only incorporated city) is Monticello.

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History

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The first white settlers in the future White County arrived in the land west of Tippecanoe River in 1829, and in other parts of the county in 1831. This area was part of Carroll County during that period.

By 1833, so many settlers had entered the area that the state legislature were pressured to have a separate county created. On 1 February 1834 the state approved the creation of this county, directing that it be named for Isaac White. Interim commissioners were named and directed to organize the county during the summer of 1834, and to choose a county seat in September. They did so on 5 September 1834, naming Monticello as the future seat, due to its central location. While the county was being organized, it was attached to Carroll County for administrative and judicial purposes.

The county name honored Isaac White of Equality, Illinois, who was killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. White was a Colonel in the Illinois militia, who volunteered to serve as a Private in the Indiana militia in the march against Prophetstown. He was placed under the command of Kentucky Maj. Joseph Hamilton Daveiss. The two exchanged swords in a demonstration of mutual respect at Fort Vincennes. In the Battle of Tippecanoe they died together and were buried in a common grave at Battle Ground.

Alterations were made to the county's boundaries on 24 December 1834, on 4 February 1837, and on 14 February 1839. In addition, the counties of Jasper (1837), Pulaski (1839), Newton (1839), and Benton (1840) removed significant portions of the county's territory. The borders have remained unchanged since 1840.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1834 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1834 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1834 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1834 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1835 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1850 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1882 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1840 1,832
1850 4,761
1860 8,258
1870 10,554
1880 13,795
1890 15,671
1900 19,138
1910 17,602
1920 17,351
1930 15,831
1940 17,037
1950 18,042
1960 19,709
1970 20,995
1980 23,867
1990 23,265
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of White County, Indiana, United States

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Research Tips

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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~inwhite

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