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Allen County is divided into 20 Civil Townships as follows: Aboite, Adams,
Cedar Creek, Eel River, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Madison, Marion,
Maumee, Milan, Monroe, Perry, Pleasant, Scipio, Springfield, St. Joseph,
Washington and Wayne.
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The organization of Allen County was effective April 1, 1824. The county
at this time embraced also the territory afterward given to Wells, Adams,
Huntington and Whitley counties.
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Fort Wayne is the County Seat.
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Johnny Appleseed is buried in David Archer's graveyard two and one half miles
north of Ft. Wayne.
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According to the Society of Indiana Pioneers, an individual was a pioneer
of our county if they resided here on or before December 31, 1840.
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Indiana automobile License Plates issued in Allen County start with the prefix
2 because it is the second county in alphabetical listing.
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