Place:Blackford, Indiana, United States

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Place Information
Name
Blackford
Alternate names
Blackford     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
40.45°N 85.367°W
Located in
Indiana, United States     (1838 - )
See also
Delaware, Indiana, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Randolph, Indiana, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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source: Family History Library Catalog
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Blackford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 14,048. The county seat is Hartford City.

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History

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Blackford County was formed on April 2, 1838. It is named for Judge Isaac Blackford, the first Speaker of the Indiana General Assembly. Blackford served as a Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from 1817 to 1853. The county seat of Hartford City was selected June 10, 1841. The county, along with much of east central Indiana, experienced tremendous growth in the late 19th century due to the discovery of natural gas deposits in the area.

The first settlement in the county was Montpelier, Indiana. It was started by John Blount and a group of settlers from Vermont who named it honor of their home state. Hartford City grew rapidly after being connected to Indianapolis by rail in the 1850s.

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Courthouse

The Blackford County Courthouse was designed by Arthur LaBelle and Burt L. French of Marion. It was constructed by Christian Boseker and Son of Fort Wayne from 1893 to 1895 at a cost of $129,338. It was built of stone in a Romanesque style, and has a 165-foot clock tower and three-story entrance arches; it was influenced by the work of the architect Henry Hobson Richardson, who had died in 1886. LaBelle and French also designed the White County courthouse.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1836 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1838 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1839 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1839 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1839 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
1840 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 1,226
1850 2,860
1860 4,122
1870 6,272
1880 8,020
1890 10,461
1900 17,213
1910 15,820
1920 14,084
1930 13,617
1940 13,783
1950 14,026
1960 14,792
1970 15,888
1980 15,570
1990 14,067
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Research Tips

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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~inblackf/

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