What is the county seat of Hendricks County?

The county seat of Hendricks County is Danville.

Is there an online parcel map for Hendricks County?

Yes. Indiana Geographic Information Office (IndianaMap) publishes a parcel map of 90,541 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.

Has Hendricks County's boundary or name changed?

Hendricks County was created in 1824 from Delaware County, Adams County, Wabash County and Putnam County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, chiefly involving Adams County, Wabash County and Boone County.

Is my lot in a flood zone?

We do not have flood maps for Hendricks County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

County · code 18063

Hendricks CountyIndiana

Hendricks County is a county in Indiana, formed in 1824 with its seat at Danville. It was named after William Hendricks.

Founded1824
County seatDanville
Named forWilliam Hendricks
Land area407 sq mi + 1.9 sq mi water
Population174,788 2020 Census
Parcels mapped90,541 checked 15 October 2026

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Updated 19 October 2026

Census outline · seat marked

History

Formed in 1824 from Delaware County, Adams County, Wabash County and Putnam County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Hendricks County was formed in 1824 from Delaware County, Adams County, Wabash County and Putnam County, and named after William Hendricks. Danville is the county seat.

Deeds and plats from before 1824 for land now in Hendricks County may have been recorded in Delaware County, Adams County, Wabash County and Putnam County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

1824
Hendricks County created Hendricks created from Delaware New Purchase (later Adams New Purchase) and from part of Wabash New Purchase attached to Putnam.
from Delaware from Adams from Wabash from Putnam
1 April 1824 · Ind. Rev. Laws 1824, ch. 19, sec. 1/p. 111
1828
Changed Part of Adams New Purchase was detached from Hamilton and part of Wabash New Purchase was detached from Putnam and both were attached to Hendricks for administrative and judicial purposes.
Adams Hamilton Wabash Putnam
24 January 1828 · Ind. Acts 1827, 12th sess., ch. 10/p. 13
1830
Lost territory Hendricks lost Adams New Purchase attachment and Wabash New Purchase attachment to creation of Boone.
to Adams to Wabash to Boone
1 April 1830 · Ind. Acts 1829, 14th sess., ch. 24, secs. 1-2/p. 31
1831
Lost territory Hendricks lost small area to Marion.
to Marion
10 February 1831 · Ind. Rev. Laws 1831, ch. 19, secs. 17, 39, 57, 61-62/pp. 115, 121, 126-128
1868
Gained territory Hendricks gained from Morgan.
from Morgan
6 June 1868 · Pence and Armstrong, 432, 618

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Hendricks

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Parcels Good enough

Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 90,541 parcels from Indiana Geographic Information Office (IndianaMap). Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 6 October 2026 · checked 15 October 2026
Address points Official

One point per address, 71,352 in all from Indiana Geographic Information Office (IGIO).
edited 8 March 2026 · checked 13 October 2026
Buildings Reference

Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026

Official: from the office that keeps the record
Good enough: a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback: a guide only; check the official record
Missing: nothing public found yet

People and land

Hendricks by the Census

Population

174,788 2020 Census count

Housing units

66,869 2020 Census count

Land area

407 square miles

Water area

1.9 square miles

People per sq mi

430 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Hendricks County's official site

We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.

County government

County government
The official website of Hendricks County.
co.hendricks.in.us

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Questions

Common questions about Hendricks County

When was Hendricks County founded?: Hendricks County was founded in 1824, formed from Delaware County, Adams County, Wabash County and Putnam County, and named after William Hendricks.
What is the county seat of Hendricks County?: The county seat of Hendricks County is Danville.
Is there an online parcel map for Hendricks County?: Yes. Indiana Geographic Information Office (IndianaMap) publishes a parcel map of 90,541 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Hendricks County's boundary or name changed?: Hendricks County was created in 1824 from Delaware County, Adams County, Wabash County and Putnam County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, chiefly involving Adams County, Wabash County and Boone County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?: We do not have flood maps for Hendricks County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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