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| | Welcome to Jay County, Indiana |
 | | Jay County was created by an act of the Indiana General Assembly of February 7, 1835 and organized by a law of January 30, of the following year, effective March 1st. |
 | | Jay County is bounded on the north by Adams and Wells Counties, on east by Mercer and Darke Counties, Ohio, and on the south by Randolph County and on the west by Delaware and Blackford Counties. |
 | | On December 5, 1835, it was ordered by the Board of Commissioners that the County Seat of Jay County be designated and known by the name of Portland, by an act of the Indiana Legislature of January 25, 1843, Portland was incorporated as a town. |
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