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Randolph County,
Indiana
This county was
named, at the request of the early settlers, after
the county in North Carolina, from which they
emigrated. The surface of the county is nearly
level, and portions of it are, at times, wet and
marshy, so that it would seem to be low, though,
in reality, it is about as high as any land in the
State, for in or near Randolph county the head
waters of the Big Miami, Whitewater, Blue river,
White river, the Mississinewa, the Solamonie,
Wabash, and St. Mary's, all running in different
directions, take their rise." There are no "
barrens," and but few prairies (all of which are
wet), in the county. The timber is of an average
quality, the soil well adapted to wheat and corn,
oats, etc. Winchester, the county seat, is located
in the centre of the county. It is the largest
town, and is quite prosperous, having fair public
improvements, good schools, churches, etc. Union
city is located on the eastern border of the
county, and is bisected by the State line dividing
Indiana and Ohio. Both of these towns have good
railroad facilities, and increasing commercial
interests.
The first white settlers in what became Randolph
County were Thomas W. and Anne Parker and their
family, Quakers from Carolina, who arrived in
1814. The Indiana General Assembly authorized the
formation of Randolph County in 1818, naming it
for the North Carolina, home of many of the area’s
Quaker settlers. The county’s government was
organized in August 1818 in the cabin of Benjamin
Cox, a prominent Quaker who was a native of
Randolph County, North Carolina. Five early
settlers donated land for a county seat in 1818.
Winchester, almost certainly named for Winchester,
Virginia, was platted upon the site the same year
and has remained the county seat for nearly two
centuries. The Indiana General Assembly authorized
the formation of Randolph County from Wayne County
in January 1818 to take effect in August 1818.
Winchester is the County Seat. First settled in
1819, by 1849 it contained 151 houses, of which 11
were brick, with a population of about 750.
Randolph County is divided into 11 Civil Townships
as follows: Franklin, Green, Greensfork, Jackson,
Monroe, Stoney Creek, Union, Ward, Washington,
Wayne, and White River; Nettle Creek and West
River Townships were combined to form Union
Township.
Did you know that Delaware County was created 26
January 1827 from Randolph County.
TOWNSHIPS
Franklin - Green - Greensfork - Jackson - Monroe
- Stone Creek - Union - Ward - Washington -
Wayne - White River
CITIES AND TOWNS
Farmland - Losantville - Lynn - Modoc
- Parker City - Ridgeville - Saratoga - Union
City - Winchester
UNINCORPORATED TOWNS
Arba - Bartonia - Bloomingport - Buena Vista -
Carlos - Crete - Deerfield - Fairview -
Georgetown - Harrisville - Haysville
Corner - Huntsville - Maxville - Mull - New
Lisbon - New Pittsburg - Pinch - Randolph -
Rural - Scott Corner - Shedville - Snow Hill -
South Salem - Spartanburg
- Stone - Unionport - Windsor
County Seat: Winchester
Year Organized: 1818
Square Miles: 453.31 sq mi of
which 452.38 sq mi are land; 0.94 sq mi are water

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Where to find information in Randolph County,
Indiana
Randolph County Clerk
100 S Main St, 2nd floor
Winchester, Indiana 47394
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Randolph County Historical Society
416 S. Meridian St
Winchester, Indiana 47394
765-584-1334 |
Randolph County Health Dept
325 S Oak St, Suite #202
Winchester, Indiana 47394
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Union City Public Library
408 N Columbia St
Union City, Indiana 47390
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Randolph County Vital Records
211 S Oak St
Winchester, Indiana 47394
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Winchester Community Library
125 N East St
Winchester, Indiana 47394 |
Lynn Public Library
107 N Main St
Lynn, Indiana 47355 |
Indiana Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 10507
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46852 |
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