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LaGrange County, Indiana |
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This
county was named in respect to the residence of General La Fayette, in
France. About two thirds of the county is what was usually known to
pioneers as "barrens," or oak openings, one tenth is prairie, and the
balance thick timber. The face of the county is mostly level, though in
some places it is broken and gently undulating. The soil in the
openings is a sandy loam; in the openings there is a heavy mixture of
clay. The former is well adapted to wheat; the latter to wheat, corn,
grass and oats; and the prairies to wheat and corn
La Grange, the
county seat, is situated in the center of the county, on the Grand
Rapids and Indiana railroad. It is a thrifty town of about two thousand
inhabitants. Further north, on the same road, is Lima, a smart town of
nearly one
We have been
directed, somewhat, in our observations touching the soil and surface
of the several counties, by the "Indiana State Atlas," published by
Asher, Adams & Higgins, New York, thousand
inhabitants. La Grange county has
made good progress.
| LaGrange
County Historical Society P.O. Box 134 Lagrange, Indiana 46761 |
County
History Department LaGrange County Public Library 203 W. Spring St. Lagrange, IN 46761 |
| LaGrange
County Health Department 114 W. Michigan St., Ste 9 Lagrange, IN 46761-1860 Birth, Death and Land Records |
LaGrange
County Clerk 105 N. Detroit St. Lagrange, IN 46761 Marriage Records |
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