Jennings County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1817
Parent counties: Jackson and Jefferson

Namesake: Jonathan Jennings, Indiana governor
Seat: Vernon (1817–)

Land area: 377 square miles

Population (2020): 27,613

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1880; 1890s; 1930–2010

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

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: 1815 (platting); 1817 (post office); 1817 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 236

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

Periods of population growth: pre-1850; 1860s; 1930–1950; 1980s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 146 (62.4%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Benjamin Merrell Farm (c. 1830). 7600 East 400 South. Bigger.
2. William Curtis Farm (1853). 3660 North 275 West. Geneva. Italianate.
3. Joel Amick House (c. 1875). 5665 West 600 North. Geneva. Italianate.
4. Obed Amick Farm (c. 1845). 6605 North Perry Street. Geneva. Greek Revival.
5. John Thomas House (c. 1870). 5200 State Route 3. Lovett. Gothic Revival.
6. Eli Wells House (c. 1875). 4420 West 850 South. Marion. Italianate.
7. Daniel Lewis House (c. 1845). 7680 West 1050 South. Marion.
8. Charles Wright House (c. 1910). 2840 West 990 South. Montgomery. Classical Revival.
9. St. Anne Catholic Church (1866). 4570 North 150 East. Sand Creek. Gothic Revival.
10. Justice Rich Farm (c. 1840/1905). 1150 West 675 North. Sand Creek.
11. Gideon Underwood House (1876). 1525 East 750 North. Sand Creek. Greek Revival.
12. Nicholas Lux Log House. 5870 West 275 South. Spencer. Razed.
13. St. Joseph Catholic Church (1892). 1875 South 700 West. Spencer. Gothic Revival.
14. Josiah Cobb House (c. 1860). 7660 US Highway 50. Spencer. Greek Revival.
15. James Burt House (c. 1825). 4110 South 90 East. Vernon. Razed.

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