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1836

The first eight civil districts were laid out in January, 1836 with Benton County formally being organized at Tranquillity, on the Reynoldsburg-Huntingdon stage road, on February 7, 1836.

1838

By 1838, North Carolinians had claimed over 8 million acres in Middle and Western Tennessee.

1840

Benton County was founded in 1840 and was named after Thomas Hart Benton.

1847

Benton County was created on December 23, 1847 by an act of the Provisional Government of Oregon.

1848

The earliest settlement was established in 1848 by David Gilman in Watab.

1849

Jeremiah Russell arrived in 1849 to take charge of the American Fur Company's trading post in Sauk Rapids.

1877

Smaller groups of Irish, Belgians, French, and French-Canadians had small settlements also. It grew quickly after 1877.

1979

Some of the above information was summarized from Jonathan K.T. Smith's "Benton County volume of the Tennessee County History Series" by Memphis State University Press (1979). Return to Benton County Genealogy page

2007

Welcome To Benton County, Indiana! In 2007, Benton County started construction of Indiana’s FIRST Wind Farm and being the leader in bringing this renewable energy to our state gives us a great sense of pride.

2021

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