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Noble County is divided into 13 Civil Townships as follows: Albion, Allen,
Elkhart, Green, Jefferson, Noble, Orange, Perry, Sparta, Swan, Washington,
Wayne and York.
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Noble County was first included in Randolph County, next in Allen County,
then in Lagrange County and finally, on March 1, 1836 was organized as it
stands today except for a strip two miles wide that was joined to Whitley
County.
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Albion wasn't always the County Seat.
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The first County Seat was located in Sparta Township on the old Fort Wayne
and Goshen trail.
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Augusta, near Albion was the second location of the County Seat.
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In 1844, the County Seat was located at Port Mitchell and some buildings
were even constructed.
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In 1846, by a vote of the people, the County Seat was changed to "The Center,"
which was afterward called Albion, which was actually laid out in 1847.
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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 Noble County start with the prefix
57 because it is the fifty-seventh county in alphabetical listing.
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