Darke Facts
Created: March 1, 1817
Parent County: Miami Co.
Named for: William Darke (1736 – November 26, 1801), a General in the American Revolution.
County Seat: Greenville
In 1809, Darke Co. was formed from Miami Co. which administered it until 1817 when Greenville, site of the fort where the important Treaty of Greene Ville was signed in 1795, was established as the seat of county government. Darke Co. was named for Captain William Darke (1755-1801) who fought in the Revolutionary War, served in the Virginia state convention which approved the U.S. Constitution in 1788, and commanded a Virginia regiment in the Northwest Territory.
Links below provide even more information:
1. Ohio History Central
2. Google Book
3. Darke County Genealogical Society
4. Garst Museum
To view the history website put together by my predecessors, click this link.
