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INDIANA 1950-62 COUNTY SYSTEM
1962 1963
PREFIX COUNTY BRANCH OFFICE REGS. PREFIX OBSERVED PLATES
AA-AH Marion State House (1950)278,117 49A-Z,
Indianapolis (1951-62) 93A-N
AJ-AQ Marion Indianapolis
AR Marion Indianapolis (1950, 1956-62)
State House - Military Service #AR 1 + (1951-53)
State Issue #AR 1001 - AR 4000 (1954-55)
AS Marion Auto Trade Association (1950)
(1951)
Indianapolis (1954-62)
AT Marion American Legion 11th District (1950-56)
Indianapolis (1957-62)
AU Marion (1950)
Hoosier Motor Club (1951-56)
Indianapolis (1957-62)
AV Marion Indianapolis (1953-62) 51: AV 4347
AW Marion Indianapolis (1953-62)
AX Marion Indianapolis (1953-62) 53: AX 1728
AY Marion Indianapolis (1953, 1957-62) 51: AY 5088
Hoosier Motor Club (1954-56)
AZ Marion Indianapolis (1953, 1957-62) 51: AZ 9076
American Legion (1954-56)
BA Marion Indianapolis (1958-62)
BB-BF St. Joseph South Bend 86,851 71A-F
BG St. Joseph Mishawaka (1950-60)
Marion Indianapolis (1962)
BH St. Joseph Mishawaka 71H-K
BJ St. Joseph South Bend (1954-62) 51: BJ 8678
BK St. Joseph Mishawaka (1957-62) 51: BK 290, 56: BK 1178
BL St. Joseph (1958) 51: BL 5737
South Bend (1962)
BM Marion Indianapolis (1957-60) 56: BM 8891
BN St. Joseph (1958)
Walkerton (1960-62) 71L
BR Marion Indianapolis (1958-62)
BT St. Joseph Mishawaka (1962)
BU Marion Indianapolis (1958-62)
BV Marion Indianapolis (1962)
BW Marion Indianapolis (1958-60, 1962) 51: BW 1331, 54: BW 9777
BX Marion Indianapolis (1953, 1955, 58, 61-62) 51: BX 5098, 54: BX 6742
State House State Issue (1956-60; was AR) 57: BX 4800, 58: BX 1500
60: BX 1623, 61: BX 326
62: BX 7097
BY Marion Indianapolis (1953, 1957-62) 51: BY 4825, 54: BY 5904
BZ Marion Indianapolis (1953) 51: BZ 8319
CA Dearborn Aurora (1950; became SG in 1951)
CB Dearborn Lawrenceburg (1950; became SH in 1951)50: CB 1 - CB 4000
CC Lake Whiting (1950) 50: CC 1 - CC 6000
CD,CF Lake East Chicago (1950) 50: CD 1 - CD 9999, CF 1 - CF 1000
CG-CJ Lake Gary (1950) 50: CG 1 - CJ 7000
CK-CM Lake Hammond (1950) 50: CK 1 - CM 3000
CN Lake Hobart (1950) 50: CN 1 - CN 5500
CP Lake Crown Point (1950) 50: CP 1 - CP 6000
CQ Lake Lowell (1950) 50: CQ 1 - CQ 3500
CA Lake Whiting (1951-62)
CB-CC Lake E. Chicago (1951-62)180,317 45C-E
CD Lake Gary (1951-57) 54: CD 9146, 56: CD 8210
State House Civil Defense (1958) 57: CD 4916, 62: CD 2724
CE-CF Lake Gary (1951-62) 45F-J
CG-CJ Lake Hammond (1951-62) 45V-X
CK Lake Hobart (1951-62) 94A-B
CL Lake Crown Point (1951-57) 45A-B
Griffith (1958-62)
CM Lake Lowell (1951-62) 94C
CN Lake Griffith (1951-62) 45T-U
CO Lake Hammond (1962)
CP Lake (1953)
Griffith (1956-57)
Crown Point (1958-62)
CQ Lake (1953)
Gary - Midtown (1954)
Whiting (1957-62) 94D-E
CR Lake (1953) 54: CR 4299
Gary - Glen Park (1956-60)
Gary (1962) 45K-N
CS Lake (1953) 51: CS 972, 54: CS 2614
Gary - Glen Park (1957-60)
Gary (1962)
CT Lake (1953) 54: CT 2279
Hammond (1957-58)
Gary (1962)
CU Lake Gary - Midtown (1957-60) 51: CU 1330
Gary (1962) 45R-S (Gary - Middleton)56: CU 724
CV Lake Hobart (1957-62) 54: CV 1607
CW Lake Gary (1958-62)
CX Lake Gary (1958)
Highland (1959-62) 45Y-Z
CY Lake Crown Point (1959-62)
CZ Lake Hammond (1959)
Gary (1960-62)
DA Whitley Columbia City 9,307 92A
DB Whitley Churubusco 92B
DC Tipton Tipton 6,567 80A 50: DC 1 - DC 4300
DD-DG Allen Fort Wayne 92,194 2A-J 50: DD 1 - DH 6000
DH Allen Fort Wayne (1950-57, 1962)
Fort Wayne South (1960)
DJ Allen Fort Wayne (1951-57, 1962) 50: DJ 5839, 51: DJ 9979,
Fort Wayne South (1960) 52: DJ 3322, 53: DJ 4633
DK Allen (1953) 51: DK 7608, 53: DK 1283
Fort Wayne (1954) 54: DK 7732, 56: DK 1520
Grabill (1956-62) 2K
DL Allen (1953, 1958-59) 51: DL 2969, 54: DL 8159
Fort Wayne (1956-57, 1962) 56: DL 7557
Fort Wayne South (1960)
DM Allen (1958-59) 51: DM 2614, 57: DM 1688
Fort Wayne South (1960)
Fort Wayne (1962)
DN Allen New Haven (1960-62) 2L
DP Statewide Democratic Party (1961-62) 61: DP 3954
DZ (Lake?) 62: DZ 3827
EA Hendricks Danville 17,085 32A
EB Hendricks Plainfield 32C
EC Hendricks Brownsburg 32B
ED Union Liberty 2,491 81A
EE-EH Vanderburgh Evansville 59,845 82A-G 50: EE 1 - EH 5000
EJ Jefferson Madison 7,995 39A
EK Vanderburgh Evansville (1953-62) 50: EK 2481, 51: EK 6524
EL Vanderburgh Evansville (1953-62) 51: EL 6888
EM Vanderburgh Evansville (1955, 1960-62) 51: EM 3252, 54: EM 6373
EX (?) 51: EX 9379 (likely EK)
FA Clay Brazil 8,906 11A
FB Clay Clay City 11B
FC Vermillion Clinton 6,805 83B
FD Vermillion Cayuga 83A
FF-FG Madison Anderson 49,112 48A-C
FH Madison Elwood 48E
FJ Madison Alexandria 48D 50: FJ 3500
FK Madison Pendleton 48F
FL Madison Anderson (1954-62) 51: FL 7472, 53: FL 1439
FM Martin Shoals (1950-60)
Loogootee (1962) 3,242 51A
FN Madison Summitville (1954-62) 48G
GB Wells Bluffton 8,936 90A
GC Wells Ossian 90B
GD Switzerland Vevay 2,498 78A
GF Jasper Rensselaer 7,072 37A
GG-GH Elkhart Elkhart 45,292 20C-E
GJ Elkhart Goshen 20A-B
GK Elkhart Nappanee 20F
GL Elkhart (1953)
Goshen (1954-62)
GM Elkhart (1953) 51: GM 4281, 54: GM 953
Elkhart (1956-62)
HA Boone Lebanon 11,197 6A-B
HB Boone Lebanon (1960-62)
HC Posey Mount Vernon 6,896 65A
HD Posey Poseyville 65B
HE Warren Williamsport 3,396 86A
HF Warren Pine Village (1954-62) 86B
HH-HJ Vigo Terre Haute 38,934 84A-E
HK Vigo Terre Haute (1950-54, 60-62)
Terre Haute East (1956-57)
HL Vigo (1953) 51: HL 7994, 54: HL 4667
Terre Haute (1954, 60-62) 56: HL 359
Terre Haute East (1956-57)
HM Vigo Terre Haute (1955, 1962)
JA Adams Decatur 9,240 1A
JB Adams Geneva 1C
JC Adams Berne 1B
JD Scott Scottsburg 5,140 72A
JF Warrick Boonville 8,290 87A
JJ-JL Delaware Muncie 43,661 18A-E
JM Delaware Muncie (1953-62) 51: JM 6751, 53: JM 5000
JN Delaware Muncie (1953)
Albany (1957-62) 18F
JR Delaware (1958)
JW Delaware (1958)
KA Johnson Franklin 17,506 41A
KB Johnson Greenwood 41C
KC Johnson Edinburgh 41B
KG Wayne Richmond (1962)
KH Wayne (1958-59)
Hagerstown (1960-62) 89E
KJ Wayne Richmond (1953-60) 51: KJ 3138, 62: KJ 1208
KK Wayne Richmond 28,784 89A-C (62?) 50: KK 1 - KL 5000
KL Wayne Richmond (1950-51, 60-62) 51: KL 6233, 52: KL 286
53: KL 842
61: KL 3361, 62: KL 62
KM Wayne Cambridge City 89D 50: KM 1 - KM 5000
KN Owen Spencer 4,407 60A
LA Jay Portland 9,520 38A
LB Jay Dunkirk 38B
LC Decatur Greensburg 7,602 16A
LD Jennings North Vernon 5,475 40A
LL-LM La Porte La Porte 34,764 46A-B
LN La Porte Michigan City 46C-D
LP La Porte (1953)
Michigan City (1954-62)
MA Greene Bloomfield 9,787 28A
MB Greene Jasonville 28B
MC Greene Linton 28C
ME Newton Kentland 4,588 56A
MF Newton Morocco 56B
MG White Monticello 8,549 91A-B
MH White Monticello (1960-62)
MM Tippecanoe Lafayette 32,361 79A-C 50: MM 1 - MN 4000
MN Tippecanoe Lafayette (1950-56, 60-62)
West Lafayette (1957) 79D
MO State House State Issue (1961-62; was BX)
MP Tippecanoe Lafayette (1953-62) 51: MP 4785 (reported 9/8/50)
MQ Tippecanoe West Lafayette (1957)
Lafayette (1960-62)
MR Tippecanoe Lafayette (1957)
(1958)
MS State House Military Service (1954; was AR) 54: MS 1023, 59: MS 855
MT Tippecanoe Lafayette (1962)
NA Gibson Princeton 10,838 26A-B
NB Gibson Princeton (1953, 1957-62) 51: NB 1733
NC Putnam Greencastle 8,597 67A
ND Benton Fowler 4,594 4A
NE Benton Boswell 4B
NF Benton Otterbein (1950)
NG (National Guard 1962) 62: NG 771
NH Grant Fairmount (1954-62) 27C
NN-NP Grant Marion 29,361 27A-B
NR Grant Gas City 27D
PA Noble Kendallville 11,528 57B 50: PA 4100
PB Noble Albion 57A 50: PB 2300
PC Noble Ligonier 57C 50: PC 2400
PF Dubois Jasper 9,182 19A
PP Howard Kokomo 28,052 34A-E
PQ Howard Kokomo (1962)
PR (Press reported 1962)
PW Howard Kokomo (1950-61)
PY Perry Tell City 5,341 62A
PZ Howard Kokomo (1953, 1956-60) 51: PZ 4750, 54: PZ 2122
62: PZ 9465
QA Lawrence Bedford 13,668 47A-B 50: QA 7000
QB Lawrence Mitchell 47C 50: QB 2200
QC Carroll Delphi 7,142 8A
QD Pike Winslow 4,627 63A
QE Lawrence Bedford (1955, 1958, 1962) 51: QE 1226, 61: QE 464
QP Henry New Castle (1953-62) 51: QP 2443
QQ Henry New Castle 18,893 33A-B 50: QQ 1 - 9999
QR Henry Knightstown 33C 50: QR 1 - 2300
QS Henry Middletown 33D 50: QS 1 - 2500
RA Shelby Shelbyville 13,139 73A-B
RB Shelby Morristown 73C
RC Shelby Shelbyville (1953, 1960-62)
RD Pulaski Winamac 5,127 66A
RP Statewide Republican Party (1959?-62)
RR-RS Kosciusko Warsaw 17,533 43A-B
RT Kosciusko Syracuse (1956-62) 43C
SA Hamilton Noblesville 17,438 29A-B 50: SA 1 - SA 6500
SB Hamilton Sheridan (1950-58; became SF)
SC Ripley Batesville 7,640 69A
SD Ripley Milan (1950-51, 1962) 69B
Osgood (1954-60)
SE Orange Paoli 5,855 59A
SF Hamilton Noblesville (1953)
Sheridan (1959-62; was SB) 29C
SG Dearborn Aurora (1951-62) 10,780 15B (was CA)
SH Dearborn Lawrenceburg (1951-62) 15A (was CB)
SJ Jackson Seymour 11,593 36C 50: SJ 4300
SK Jackson Crothersville 36B
SL Jackson Brownstown 36A 50: SL 4300
SN Hamilton Noblesville (1958-62)
SP Spencer Rockport 5,332 74A
SQ Spencer (1959)
Dale (1960-62) 74B
SS-ST Cass Logansport 15,710 9A-B
SU Steuben Angola 7,603 76A 50: SU 5500
TA Montgomery Crawfordsville 12,584 54A-B
TB Montgomery Crawfordsville (1953, 1956-62) 51: TB 1587
TC Fulton Rochester (1950-58)
(Driver Training Cars 1959-62) SCHOOL T/C
TD Franklin Brookville 5,707 24A
TE Fulton Rochester (1959-62) 7,105 25A
TS Knox Vincennes (1958-62)
TT Knox Vincennes 15,159 42A-B
TU Knox Bicknell 42C
TW Knox Vincennes (1953, 1955) 54: TW 709
UA De Kalb Auburn 11,734 17A 50: UA 5000
UB De Kalb Garrett 17C 50: UB 2500
UC De Kalb Butler 17B 50: UC 2300
UD Hancock Greenfield 11,117 30A 50: UD 4300
UE Parke Rockville 5,654 61A
UF Hancock Fortville (1954-62) 30B
US Miami Peru - Bunker Hill AF Base (1961) 61: US 3500
Marion Indianapolis - Fort Benjamin Harrison (1962) 62: US 3500
UT Huntington Huntington (1950)
Warren (1951-62) 35C
UU Huntington Huntington 13,479 35A-B
UV Huntington Huntington (1953, 1955, 1958-62) 51: UV 416, 53: UV 369
VA Wabash Wabash 13,029 85A
VB Wabash North Manchester 85B
VE Rush Rushville 7,306 70A
VF Rush Carthage 70B
VJ Starke Knox 6,880 75A
VK Starke North Judson 75B
VV-VW Monroe Bloomington 21,074 53A-B
VY Monroe Ellettsville (1956-62) 53C
WA Clark Jeffersonville 22,388 10A-B
WB Clark (1953) 51: WB 9632
Charlestown (1954-62) 10C
WC Clark Jeffersonville (1956-57)
Sellersburg (1960-62) 10D
WD Washington Salem 6,473 88A
WE Clark Jeffersonville (1960-62)
WF Morgan Martinsville 13,224 55A
WG Morgan Mooresville 55B
WW-WX Floyd New Albany 18,101 22A-B
XA Clinton Frankfort 12,357 12A-B
XB Clinton Frankfort (1952-62)
XD Harrison Corydon 6,589 31A
XE Ohio Rising Sun 1,581 58A
XG Daviess Washington 8,831 14A
XH Daviess Elnora (1950-54)
Odon (1956-62) 14B
XJ Fountain Covington 7,466 23A
XK Fountain Veedersburg 23C
XL Fountain Attica 23B
XV Porter (1959)
Valparaiso (1960-62)
XX Porter Valparaiso 23,131 64A-B
XY Porter Valparaiso (1950-57) 50: XY 500
Chesterton (1960-62) 64C
YA-YB Marshall Plymouth 12,956 50A-B
YD Lagrange Lagrange 5,786 44A 50: YD 3700
YE Brown Nashville 2,775 7A 50: YE 1400
YF Sullivan Sullivan 8,160 77A
YG Sullivan Farmersburg 77B
YH Sullivan Carlisle (1950-57) -
YX Randolph Winchester 11,576 68A
YY Randolph Union City 68C
YZ Randolph Farmland (1950-51)
Parker City (1954-62) 68B
ZA Bartholomew Columbus 19,760 3A-B 50: ZA 8300
ZB Bartholomew Hope 3C
ZC Fayette Connersville 8,891 21A
ZD Blackford Hartford City 6,159 5A 50: ZD 3800
ZE Blackford Montpelier 5B 50: ZE 1200
ZF Bartholomew Columbus (1951-62) 51: ZF 3750, 52: ZF 98,
54: ZF 2500
ZG Crawford English (1950-57,62)2,717 13A
Marengo (1954, 1960)
ZX Miami Peru (1953-62) 53: ZX 675, 54: ZX 614,
ZY Miami Peru 15,122 52A-B 60: ZX 1740
ZZ Miami Amboy (1950)
Converse (1954-62) 52C
SOURCES
County and branch office assignments from the following newspaper articles or cards:
1950: Greensburg Daily News, January 14, 1950 (cities)
Kokomo Tribune, February 2, 1950 (counties only)
1951: First State Bank of Valparaiso card
1953: Palladium-Item, Richmond, March 15, 1953 (counties only)
1954: Palladium-Item, Richmond, January 11, 1954 (cities)
1955: Greencastle Republicans card (counties only)
1956: Indianapolis News, December 21, 1955 (cities)
1957: Anderson Daily Bulletin, January 15, 1957 (cities)
Hammond Times, April 14, 1957 (counties only)
1958: The Times, Munster, April 21, 1958 (counties only)
1959: The Times, Munster, January 26, 1959 (counties only)
1960: Hammond Times, January 26, 1960 (cities)
1962: Indianapolis News, December 11, 1961 (cities)
1963: Logansport Pharos-Tribune, January 7, 1963 (cities)
1962 registration figures by county from Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles report.
1963 codes arranged alphabetically by county, with first city being the county seat,
followed by remaining branch offices alphabetically by city.
Bold = Known allocations (1950 had 237 #1 plates, 19 in Marion Co., 13 in Lake Co.)