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Counties: Parke County

Parke County

Parke County Courthouse

county location Area: 445 square miles

Location: Western Indiana, bordered on the north by Fountain County, to the northeast by Montgomery County, to the east by Putnam County, to the south by Clay and Vigo counties, and to the west by Vermillion County.

Population: 17,241 (2000 Census)

Cities & Towns: Rockville (county seat, 2000 population = 2,765); Montezuma (1,179), Rosedale (750), Marshall (360), Mecca (355), Bloomingdale (319)

Named For: Benjamin Parke, who served Indiana as a judge and congressman.