Adams County, Indiana, is nestled in northeast Indiana along the Indiana/Ohio state line. The county was organized in 1836 and chose Decatur as the county seat.  Life in Adams County is generally relaxed and in a safe rural environment. 

 

From the simple life of the several Amish families to that of the small town atmosphere found in the several communities, Adams County offers amenities that create an experience of pleasant and attractive features.  While many industries and businesses offer the jobs to provide income for our families, many farms exist throughout the county, some with generations of ownership.  The cost of living is lower than the metro areas. 

 

 

Three public school systems boast educational achievement, arts and athletic programs.  There are also several private grade schools including those related to the Lutheran and Catholic faiths.

 

While dual credits are offered in the secondary schools and university classes available in the county including job training offerings, a full offering of two-year and four-year higher education degree programs are available in nearby Fort Wayne. 

 

A new Adams Memorial Hospital was opened in 2005 offering a state of the art facility for the local community and surrounding area.  All rooms are private.  Adams County residents virtually offered full support to retain a local hospital and build new.  In 2008, an Oncology Institute was constructed on the medical campus to serve those who heretofore had to drive to a larger community for care and treatment.   

 

While often not thought of as an amenity, Adams County is served with plentiful electrical energy, natural gas and a quality communication system.  The underground vast Teays River system provides abundant quality water.   

 

Adams County has two newspapers, one daily and the second a tri-weekly, and a local radio station.  Television programming is provided from nearby Fort Wayne with four networks and a public broadcasting station.  

    

Among others, two retirement communities offer easy living in a rural setting.  One is located in the north and a second in the south part of the county.  

 

Public libraries are offered in three communities.

 

Residents are served by a county park and recreation system.  Each community enjoy several individual park and green space areas for family enjoyment.  Two major rivers flow through the county.  A continental divide sets the directional flow of two  rivers - one (St. Marys) flowing in a northerly direction to the Great Lakes and the other (Wabash) in a southern direction to the Gulf. 

 

A 4 to 5 mile greenway trail system follows the St. Marys river.  An additional trails system is being established in the southern part of the county between Berne and Geneva. 

 

Several hundreds of acres have been acquired along the Adams/Jay Counties line for conservation wetland preservation along and near the Wabash River. 

 

There are three 18 hole golf courses with fine housing along several of the fairways. 

 

A county museum is located in a historic home in Decatur.  Two monuments located on the Court House lawn attract many visitors - one, the Peace Monument, is known to be the first monument in the United States dedicated to peace and the second is a large boulder, the Elephant Rock, dedicated to author/naturalist Gene Stratton Porter, who lived in the county for many years. 

 

The Town of Geneva hosts an Indiana State Historic site, the Limberlost Memorial, also in remembrance of Gene Stratton Porter.  Nearby Ceylon has the only remaining covered bridge over the Wabash River.   

The City of Berne is well-known for its Swiss heritage and the several Swiss events held throughout the year for the community and visitors. 

 

Decatur hosts a Callithumpian Parade in October to celebrate the fall harvest and Halloween.  The parade and fest began in the early 1900s and today attracts an estimated seven to eight thousand people.

 

 

 

It is our intention to not only encourage and develop business, but also to help the community continue to grow and to foster a better place for all of us to live, work and enjoy our leisure time.

 

 

 Contact us at (260) 724-2588 or email