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Blackford County is divided into 4 Civil Townships as follows: Harrison,
Jackson, Licking and Washington.
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Blackford County was organized February 18, 1839.
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Hartford City almost wasn't the County Seat.
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For several years, the rival towns of Hartford and Montpelier were competitors
for the County Seat. It took two separate acts of Legislature before the
organization of the county became effective, and it was not until after the
fourth set of commissioners were appointed, February 24, 1840, that the County
Seat was finally located at Hartford, the site probably selected by the second
set of commissioners.
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Hartford was founded in 1839 and by 1849 had a brick Courthouse along with
forty other homes, five of which were also brick. Its name was changed to
Hartford City at the suggestion of F. L. Shelton.
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The "Godfroy Reserve," located in the eastern part of the county, was home
to one-time noted war chief Godfroy, of the Miamis.
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Montpelier was once known of as "Oil City" because of all of the oil that
was there -- thanks to Betty Payer!
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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 Blackford County start with the
prefix 5 because it is the fifth county in alphabetical listing.
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Blackford County was once the national headquarters for the Overhead Door
Company -- thanks to Susan Speece
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