Hancock County, Indiana

Hancock County was created in 1828 and named for the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. An agricultural county near the center of the Hoosier State, it was first settled in 1818 in Blue River Township. Greenfield was chosen as the county seat in 1829, its “Green Fields” inviting to weary travelers. The Old National Road, a main artery of pioneer travel, was constructed through Hancock in 1835. Early industries included grist and saw mills, tanneries, and flax factories. In 1890, during the era of the gas boom, glass factories flourished and are now gone. The present courthouse, the fourth, was completed in 1898. Its townships are Blue River, Brandywine, Brown, Buck Creek, Center, Green, Jackson, Sugar Creed, and Vernon.

Greenfield, Indiana · United States