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Starke County is divided into 9 Civil Townships as follows: California, Center,
Davis, Jackson, North Bend, Oregon, Railroad, Washington and Wayne.
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Although Starke County is named in honor of Revolutionary War hero John Stark,
it is presumed that a flourish at the end of his signature was mistakenly
identified as the letter "e" and so, we have Starke County.
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Starke County was organized by an act of Legislature of January 15, 1844,
but the organization was not made effective until January 15, 1850.
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The locating commissioners established the County Seat on April 1, 1850,
at the present site of Knox. There was no town there at the time, but the
site was chosen because of its central location.
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There are a number of beautiful lakes in the county. The best known and one
of the largest lakes in Indiana is Bass Lake, which lies in the southern
part of the county and has an area of over 1,600 acres. The early surveyors
called it Cedar Lake and it was known by this name for many years.
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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, 1850.
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Indiana automobile License Plates issued in Starke County start with the
prefix 75 because it is the seventy-fifth county in alphabetical listing.
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