Mapping and Research for Blackford County, Indiana
Blackford County was named for Judge Isaac Blackford, speaker of the first Indiana General Assembly. The County was organized on February 18, 1839, the Hartford City as the County Seat.
Hartford City almost wasn't the County Seat. Two rival towns of Hartford and Montpelier were competitors for the County Seat. It took two separate acts of Legislature before the organization of the county became effective, and it was not until after the fourth set of commissioners were appointed, February 24, 1840, that the County Seat was finally located at Hartford, the site probably selected by the second set of commissioners.
Hartford was founded in l139 and by 1849 had a brick Courthouse along with 40 homes, five of which were also brick. Its name was changed to Hartford City at the suggestion of F. L. Shelton.
The "Godfroy Reserve", located in the eastern part of the county, was home to one-time noted War Chief Godfroy, of the Miami's.
Montpelier was once known as "Oil City" because of all of the oil that was there.
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