Hancock County, Indiana

Hancock County, Indiana (HMLJB)

Location: Greenfield, IN 46140 Hancock County
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N 39° 47.11', W 85° 46.115'

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Hancock County created 1828. Named for first signer of Declaration of Independence. Agricultural County, near center of Hoosier State. First settled 1818 in Blue River Township. Greenfield chosen County Seat in 1829. "Green Fields" inviting to weary travelers. Old National Road, main artery of pioneer travel, constructed through Hancock in 1835.

Early industries: grist and saw mills, tanneries, flax factories. 1890, Era of gas boom: glass factories flourished: nor gone. Present Court House, the Fourth, completed 1898.

Townships: Blue River, Brandywine, Brown, Buck Creek, Center, Green, Jackson, Sugar Creed, and Vernon.

Erected 1967
by The Hancock Co. Sesquicentennial Commission
Dorothy June Williams, Chairman
Elizabeth Snodgrass, Secretary
Elbert Griffith, Treasurer
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HM NumberHMLJB
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Year Placed1967
Placed ByHancock So. Aesquicentennial Commission
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Date Added Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 5:24pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 605443 N 4404638
Decimal Degrees39.78516667, -85.76858333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 47.11', W 85° 46.115'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 47' 6.60" N, 85° 46' 6.90" W
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Area Code(s)317, 765
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 73-93 E US Hwy 40, Greenfield IN 46140, US
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