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Grant County was formed in 1831 by settlers from Kentucky and Virginia. It was named for Captains Samuel and Moses Grant of Kentucky, who were killed fighting indigenous warriors north of the Ohio River.
On 7 August 1930, a mob of an estimated 5,000 people took three young black men, Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, both 19, and James Cameron, 16, from the county jail. They were suspects in a robbery/murder and rape. The first two were hanged from trees in the courthouse square. Cameron was spared and later became a civil rights activist. This was the last lynching in Indiana.
Adjacent Counties
- Blackford County
- Wells County
- Delaware County
- Madison County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Miami County
- Tipton County
- Wabash County
Cities & Towns
- Fairmount
- Fowlerton
- Gas City
- Jonesboro
- Marion (County Seat)
- Matthews
- Swayzee
- Sweetser
- Upland
- Van Buren
Other Townships & Communities: Arcana, Center, Cole, Farrville, Fox, Franklin, Friendly Corner, Green, Hackleman, Hanfield, Herbst, Jadden, Jalapa, Jefferson, Landess, Liberty, Michaelsville, Mier, Mill, Monroe, Normal, Pleasant, Point Isabel, Radley, Richland, Rigdon, Roseburg, Sims and Weaver
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Grant County Who's Who - 1831-1909
Grant County Historical Society
