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Wells County is divided into 9 Civil Townships as follows: Chester, Harrison,
Jackson, Jefferson, Lancaster, Liberty, Nottingham, Rock Creek and Union.
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Wells County was organized by an act of the Legislature February 17, 1837,
which became effective May 1 of that same year.
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Bluffton is the County Seat. First settled in 1838, by 1849 it contained
a good Courthouse, Jail and public offices with churches for the United Brethren,
Presbyterians, Methodists and Christians with a population of 500.
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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 Wells County start with the prefix
90 because it is the ninetieth county in alphabetical listing.
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