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Starke County
Named for: General John Stark (no e) - New Hampshire General in the Revolutionary War
Organized: 1850
County Seat: Knox
Number of Courthouses: 3

Number	Years	Type	Detail
1	1851-1863	Log	2-story. $475
2	1863-1898	Frame	Colonial style. Stood after 1898 courthouse was built. $20,000. Original Contractor: George Brown - Bid $9000 in 1857 - Did not complete task.
3	1898-Present	Castle	Arch: Wing & Mahurin, $130,000. Builder: Caldwell & Drake, paid $127,105. Cornerstone: 7/3/1897

The first county courts were held at the house of Rachel and Jacob Tillman, County Treasurer.

Starke is the 91st of 92 Indiana Counties. It was originally defined in 1835, but was administered from Porter County until the population grew after some major swamp draining.