Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Benton County, Indiana.

Official Website

Benton County was formed February 18, 1840. It is named for Thomas Hart Benton (D), U.S. Senator from Missouri. The original county seat selected in 1843 was Oxford, but after a long struggle between contending factions it was moved to Fowler in 1874.

Adjacent Counties

• Newton County
• Jasper County
• White County
• Tippecanoe County
• Warren County
• Iroquois County, Illinois
• Vermilion County, Illinois

Cities & Towns

Ambia | Atkinson | Bolivar | Boswell | Center | Chase | Dunn | Dunnington | Earl Park | Fowler (County Seat) | Freeland Park | Gilboa | Grant | Handy | Hickory Grove | Lochiel | Oak Grove | Otterbein (part) | Oxford | Parish Grove | Pine | Raub | Richland | Swanington | Talbot | Templeton | Union | Wadena | York

Links

Wikipedia

Genealogy Trails

National Register of Historic Places

IN Gen Web