Welcome to Jay County, Indiana
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Jay County was formed in 1836.

It is 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. John Jay died in 1829.

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