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Owen County is divided into 13 Civil Townships as follows: Clay, Franklin,
Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Lafayette, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan,
Taylor, Washington and Wayne.
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Owen County was Organized January 1, 1819.
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Spencer wasn't always the County Seat.
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The first County Seat was located at Lancaster, about half a mile up the
river from the present town of Spencer on 150 acres donated by John Dunn.
On account of a defect in the title to the land, commissioners were appointed
to change the location.
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Spencer became the County Seat February 12, 1820. First settled in 1820,
by John Dunn, Philip Hart and Richard Beem, by 1849 it contained a Methodist
Church, a Christian Church, four stores, three warehouses, eight mechanics
shops, and a population of about 300.
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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, 1825.
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Indiana automobile License Plates issued in Owen County start with the prefix
60 because it is the sixtieth county in alphabetical listing.
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