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English: This is a locator map showing Jay County in Indiana. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: Source:
The Indiana State Legislature passed an omnibus county bill on February 7, 1835 [4] that authorized the creation of thirteen counties [5] in northeast Indiana, including Jay - the only county in the United States named for John Jay, co-author of The Federalist Papers, Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Articles of Confederation, and first Chief Justice of the United States.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jay County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]
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The largest county is Allen (657 sq. mi., 1,702 km 2) and the smallest is Ohio (86 sq. mi., 223 km 2). [3] According to the Constitution of Indiana, no county may be created of less than 400 square miles (1,000 km 2), nor may any county smaller than this be further reduced in size, which precludes any new counties. [4]
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Jay City was once a hamlet in the south bank of the Wabash river across from New Corydon, Indiana, [2] located in Wabash Township approximately 15.5 miles (24.9 km) north-east of Portland; [3] but by 1922 had failed as a settlement and remained as only a name on maps.
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