Jennings County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1816
Parent counties: Jackson and Jefferson

Namesake: Jonathan Jennings, first Indiana governor
Seat: Vernon (1816–)

Land area: 377 square miles

Population (2010): 28,525

Population (historic): 2,000 (1820); 12,096 (1850); 16,218 (1870); 15,757 (1900); 11,800 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1820–1860; 1930–1980; 1990s

Subdivisions: One city; one town; four CDPs; 11 townships

National Register listings: Seven

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,441 (11.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 45.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.4%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $715
Average outbuilding value (1930): $576

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,023
Average farm size (1920): 78.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Kentucky, Germany, and Ireland

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Vernon

Namesake: Mount Vernon, George Washington's estate

Founding: 1817 (post office)

Population (2010): 318

Population (historic): 690 (1850); 673 (1870); 557 (1900); 410 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850; 1940s; 1980s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 146 (62.4%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Benjamin Merrell Farm (c. 1830). East 400S. Bigger.
2. William Curtis Farm (1853). North 275W. Geneva. Italianate.
3. Joel Amick House (c. 1875). 5665 County Road 600N. Geneva. Italianate.
4. Obed Amick Farm (c. 1845). 6605 Market Street. Geneva. Greek Revival.
5. John Thomas House (c. 1870). 5200 State Route 3. Lovett. Gothic Revival.
6. Daniel Lewis House (c. 1845). 7640 West 1050S. Marion.
7. Charles Wright House (c. 1910). 2840 West 990S. Montgomery. Classical Revival.
8. Rich Farm (c. 1840/1905). 1150 West 675N. Sand Creek.
9. Gideon Underwood House (1876). 1525 East 750N. Sand Creek.
10. Nicholas Lux Log House. West 275S. Spencer. Razed.
11. Josiah Cobb House (c. 1860). 7650 US Highway 50. Spencer. Greek Revival.
12. Burt House (c. 1825). East 400S. Vernon. Razed.