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Whitley County
Named for: Colonel William Whitley - Died in 1813 at the Battle of Thames
Organized: 1835
County Seat: Dot on a map, 1838
Columbia, 1839
Number of Courthouses: 3

Number	Years	Type	Detail
1	1841-1850	Frame	Builder: Richard Baughan. 36x18 2-story. $411.50. Occupied October 1841. Completed December 1841. Building still stands as an inhabited house.
2	1850-1889	Stylized	Design: Hossler & Radcliff of Huntington $15. $7747.50. Builder: Henry Swihart and Thomas Washburn.
3	1890-Present	Castle	Arch: Brentwood Tolan. ~$165,000. Builder George W. Vanater & Joseph H. Baker, $148,320. Dedicated 6/14/1890.

Columbia was renamed Columbia City in 1853.

The cupola of the 1850 courthouse was removed because of leaks and other maintenance problems.

The Civil War Monument was dedicated in 1897.