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The Martin County Couthouse is located at 126 South Franklin Street, Shoals, IN 47581. Phone: 812-247-5020.
Martin County [†] is located in southwestern Indiana and consists of 336 square miles of forested land, native limestone and sandstone ridges, and deep valleys. Approximately 1/3 of the county is part of the Hoosier National Forest while another 1/3 is Crane Naval Weapons Support Center. The land that was to become Martin County was originally part of Knox County as early as 1790. When Daviess County was created in 1817, the land transferred to that entity. Martin County was formed in 1820 predominantly from Daviess County but also a small portion of Dubois County. It consisted of 268 square miles and had a population of 1,032 residents. By the time the present Martin County Courthouse was constructed in 1876, the county consisted of 339 square miles and had a population of 11,103. The Martin County Courthouse was constructed upon the site of the 1869 courthouse that burned. It was designed by William George and constructed by Travis and Benjamin Carter of Seymour (Jackson County).
† Martin County Historical Society, Martin County Courthouse, Shoals, IN, nomination document, 2004, National Register of Historic Places, Washington, D.C., accessed September, 2025.
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