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Kosciusko County is divided into 17 Civil Townships as follows: Clay, Etna,
Franklin, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Lake, Monroe, Plain, Prairie, Scott,
Seward, Tippecanoe, Turkey Creek, Van Buren, Washington and Wayne
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Kosciusko County was organized June 1, 1837.
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Warsaw, the County Seat, was named in honor of the capital of General
Kosciusko's native land. By 1849 it contained good county buildings,
two commodious churches and had a population of 400.
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In 1836, courts were held in Leesburg, which was larger than Warsaw, but
the town was never officially designated Seat of Justice.
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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 Kosciusko County start with the
prefix 43 because it is the forty-third county in alphabetical listing.
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