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Starke County
Starke County was created in 1835 and organized in 1850. It was
named for Gen. John Stark, who commanded New Hampshire troops at the
Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 in the Revolutionary War and defeated the
British at the Battle of Bennington in 1777.
Before white settlement, all of the land that forms modern-day
Starke County and adjacent LaPorte County to the north belonged to the
Potawatami Indian nation. These Indians were forcibly removed to Kansas
by the United States government in 1838, and many died on what has been
called the
Trail of Death.
When Starke County was created, it included the area of land that today
comprises the LaPorte County townships of Cass, Dewey, Hanna, and
Prairie. It was necessary for residents in this area to travel some
distance east to Lemon's Bridge to cross the Kankakee River in order to
travel south to the center of the county, the future site of the county
seat at Knox. Therefore, because they were effectively isolated from
the rest of Starke county, residents north of the river petitioned to
be annexed to LaPorte county and this was done on January 28, 1842
This
county is bounded on the northwest by the Kankakee river, and partakes
largely of the character of the lands lying along that river.
There are numerous swamps in the county hardly susceptible of
cultivation, and there are some
low
lands
that
are
suitable
only for grazing. Other portions of the surface are well
adapted to agriculture, the
soil being suited
to the production of corn and wheat. The county is young, but thriving
in its industries. Knox is
the county seat,
and, although a small town, is growing rapidly. The northern and
southern portions of the county
have
good
railroad
facilities.
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Where You Can Find Information In Starke County, Indiana
Starke
County
Historical
Society, Inc. & Museum
401 South Main Street
Knox, Indiana
46534
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The
Starke
County
Genealogical
Society of Indiana
Henry F. Schricker Library
152 W. Culver Road
Knox, Indiana 46534
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Starke
County
Public
Library
152 W. Culver Road
Knox,
Indiana
46534
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Starke
County
Health
Department
(For Birth & Death Records from ca. 1882)
Courthouse: 53 E. Mound Street
Knox, Indiana
46534 -1148
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Starke
County
Recorder
(For Probate Records, Wills,
Land Records, Deeds)
53 E. Mound Street
Knox, Indiana 46534
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Starke
County
Clerk
(For Marriage and Divorce Records)
P.O. Box 395
Knox, Indiana
46534
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Townships
in
Starke
County
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Davis Township
Oregon Township
Jackson Township
Center Township
Washington Township
Railroad Township
Wayne Township
California Township
North Bend Township
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