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This jail and sheriff's residence was erected in 1875 and occupied in 1876 at a cost of $34,486. At that time, it was considered one of the best jails in Indiana and a credit to Whitley County. A portion of the fence that once enclosed the jail yard stands with this marker.
Whitley Co, IN. Named for Col. William Whitley, who was killed in the War of 1812. Named for: William Chapman Whitley. More Information: County page on Our Family Tree. Sources:
The second record pertaining to Whitley county is in Huntington county. In 1834, Whitley county was, by the legislature, defined and described as nine congressional townships, and was attached to Huntington county for judicial purposes.
4 wrz 2009 · Addeddate 2009-09-04 15:34:19 Associated-names Maring, R. H. (Richard H.), 1859-, jt. auth Call number 31833008279116
2 sie 2024 · Guide to Whitley County, Indiana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
Regional Sources and Stories. Whitley County, Early History in More Family Papers, 1836–1892. M. Teresa Baer. The More Family Papers in the Indiana Historical Society’s William Henry Smith Memorial. Library hold a variety of interesting and useful documents.1 Among them are correspondence,
Whitley County is a rural county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 36,825. [1] Whitley County is the 49th largest county in Indiana. The county seat (and only incorporated city) is Columbia City. [2]
