Addresses for County Courthouse and IRAD:

Established:		March 26, 1819 (Laws, 1819, p. 268)
Origin of the name of the county:
	Named for Anthony Wayne, a surveyor and politician of Pennsylvania, a Major General during the Revolution, Commander-in-Chief of the Army after General St. Clair, and successful Indian Fighter in the Northwest Territory.
Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in:
	1815–1819	Edwards
	1812–1815	Gallatin
	1803–1812	Randolph
	1801–1803	St. Clair
	1790–1801	Knox, Northwest Territory
County Seat:
	1819–	Fairfield
History of county governing board:
	1819–1849	County Commissioners’ Court
	1849–1860	County Court
	1860–	County Board of Supervisors
Documented Record Losses
	November 17, 1886—Fire		Total record loss (1819–1886).
Township Government
	Adopted:	November 8, 1859
Township Names:
	Arrington
	Barnhill	Name changed from Fairfield to Douglas on June 9, 1860; name changed from Douglas to Barnhill on September 3, 1860.
	Bedford
	Berry	Formed from Arrington on December 12, 1905.
	Big Mound
	Elm River	Name changed from Newton to Elm on June 9, 1860; name changed from Elm to Elm River (date unknown, before 1921).
	Four Mile
	Garden Hill	Formed from Orchard (date unknown, before 1921).
	Grover	Formed as Fairfield from Barnhill on December 14, 1888.
	Hickory Hill
	Indian Prairie	Name changed from Johnson to Franklin on June 9, 1860; name changed from Franklin to Indian Prairie on September 3, 1860.
	Jasper
	Keith	Formed from Bedford and Indian Prairie in June, 1906.
	LaMard	Name changed from Jefferson on June 9, 1860.
	Leech	Name changed from Wabash on June 9, 1860.
	Massillon
	Mt. Erie
	Orchard	Name changed from Brush Creek on September 8, 1891.
	Orel	Formed as Wayne from Four Mile and Arrington in March, 1886; name changed from Wayne to Orel in June, 1886.
	Zif