Putnam County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 37,963. The county seat is Greencastle. The county was named for Israel Putnam, a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. The county was created in 1821 and organized in April 1822.
Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States, and the county seat of Putnam County. It was founded in 1821 by Ephraim Dukes on a land grant. He named the settlement for his hometown of Greencastle, Pennsylvania. Greencastle was a village or town operating under authority of the Putnam County commissioners until March 9, 1849, when it became a town by special act of the local legislature. Greencastle, Indiana, officially became a city after an election held on July 8, 1861. The first mayor of Greencastle was E. R. Kercheval, a member of the Freemason Temple Lodge #47. The city became the county seat of Putnam County. The population was 10,326 at the 2010 census. It is located near Interstate 70 approximately halfway between Terre Haute and Indianapolis in the west-central portion of the state. Greencastle is well known as being the location of DePauw University.
John Thomas Myers was a Republican congressman from Indiana's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1997. His son-in-law, Brian D. Kerns, represented the same district from 2001 to 2003. Myers was married and had two daughters and five grandchildren.
Courtland Craig Gillen was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.
Courtland Cushing Matson was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.
The Tiger Pep Band at DePauw University (TPB) is a student-led, -organized, and -funded ensemble at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. The band has been recognized several times among the best in collegiate sports, promoting sportsmanship and civility, and has been hailed as "best pep band in Division III athletics ".
Poland is an unincorporated community in eastern Cass Township, Clay County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 42 southeast of the city of Brazil, the county seat of Clay County. Its elevation is 696 feet (212 m). Although Poland is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47868.
William C. Larrabee (1802–1859) was the third president of DePauw University.
The West Central Conference was an IHSAA-sanctioned conference formed in 1970. The conference disbanded in 2015, as all five members joined the Western Indiana Conference.
U.S. Route 231 in Indiana is a main north–south highway in the western part of the state. The southern terminus of US 231 is at the Kentucky state line and the northern terminus is at US 41 just south of St. John. The highway is a mixture of expressway and two-lane roadway. The expressway is mainly in southern Indiana and around the Lafayette area, with the rest mainly being two-lanes.
Rust Communications is a privately owned media company based in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. The Southeast Missourian is its flagship publication.
Jane Louise Kelly is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Rodrick D. "Rod" Bray is an American politician from Indiana. A member of the Republican Party, Bray has been a member of the Indiana State Senate since 2012, representing the 37th state Senate district, which comprises all of Morgan County and a portion of Johnson, Owen and Putnam counties.
Albertus Theodore Briggs was a Methodist Episcopal minister for more than 40 years, and a District Superintendent in the Hammond and Greencastle districts in Indiana. For years, he was the President of the Preachers Aid Society, now the United Methodist Foundation of Indiana.
Cunot is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies near the intersection of Indiana Highway 42 and Indiana Highway 243, which is a community about twenty miles north of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County. Its elevation is 722 feet, and it is located at 39°27′23″N86°51′17″W. Although this community is located within Owen County on its northern boundary, it has an address of Cloverdale, Indiana in Putnam County, which is about six miles northeast of the community.
Devore is an unincorporated community in the southwest portion of Taylor Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies just south of the intersection of County Road 1000 North and County Road 100 East, which is a community about ten miles north of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County. Its elevation is 755 feet, and it is located at 39°25′47″N86°45′10″W. This community is also known as Mill Grove.
James Richard Baird is an American businessman and politician who serves as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 4th congressional district. Before being elected to Congress, Baird served from 2010 to 2018 as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives. He previously served as commissioner for Putnam County, Indiana from 2006 to 2010. A Vietnam veteran, Baird was elected to Congress on November 6, 2018.
Winona Hazel Welch was an American bryologist. As a professor at DePauw University, she became the first female head of the botany and bacteriology department at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.
Jalen Moore is an American college basketball player for the Oakland Golden Grizzlies of the Horizon League. He previously played for Olney CC Blue Knights.
