Benton County, Indiana Genealogy

Created 23 December 1847 from Polk County. Named after Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri, who advocated U.S. control over Oregon Country.

Parts were taken to create LincolnCounty 20 February 1893 and UmpquaCounty 28 January 1851.

Cities: Adair Village | Corvallis | Monroe | Philomath | part of Albany (main part is in Linn County)

Unincorporated Communities: Alder | Alpine | Alsea | Bellfountain | Blodgett | Dawson | Flynn | Glenbrook | Greenberry | Harris | Hoskins | Kings Valley | Kopplein | Lewisburg | Noon | Russell | Summit | Wren

Genealogy Websites : The Benton County GenWeb Project

Neighboring Counties: Lane| Lincoln| Linn| Polk

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