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==Geography== Jay County lies on the east side of Indiana; its east border abuts the western border of [[Ohio]]. Its low, rolling terrain is entirely devoted to agriculture or urban development.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Jay+County,+IN/@40.4393746,-85.1516802,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88157bdfa95a3a77:0xaedea9bb944cb244!8m2!3d40.4465288!4d-85.023346 ''Jay County IN'' (Google Maps, accessed 25 July 2020)]</ref> Its highest point ({{convert|1,121|ft|m|abbr=off|disp=x|/|sp=us}} ASL) is a small rise on the east border with Ohio, 2,600 feet north of the county's SE corner.<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=22978 ''Jay County High Point, Indiana'' (PeakBagger.com, accessed 25 July 2020)]</ref> The Salamonie River originates near Salamonia in southeastern Jay County and flows generally northwestwardly into Blackford County (It joins the Wabash River from the south in Wabash County). According to the [[2010 United States Census]], the county has a total area of {{convert|384.08|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|383.90|sqmi}} (or 99.95%) is land and {{convert|0.18|sqmi}} (or 0.05%) is water.<ref name=CD/> ===Adjacent counties=== {{div col}} * [[Adams County, Indiana|Adams County]] - north * [[Mercer County, Ohio|Mercer County]], [[Ohio]] - east * [[Darke County, Ohio|Darke County]], [[Ohio]] - southeast * [[Randolph County, Indiana|Randolph County]] - south * [[Delaware County, Indiana|Delaware County]] - southwest * [[Blackford County, Indiana|Blackford County]] - west * [[Wells County, Indiana|Wells County]] - northwest {{div col end}} ===Cities & Towns=== {{div col}} * [[Bryant, Indiana|Bryant]] * [[Dunkirk, Indiana|Dunkirk]] * [[Pennville, Indiana|Pennville]] * [[Portland, Indiana|Portland]] * [[Redkey, Indiana|Redkey]] * [[Salamonia, Indiana|Salamonia]] {{div col end}} ===Townships=== {{div col}} * [[Bearcreek Township, Jay County, Indiana|Bearcreek]] * [[Greene Township, Jay County, Indiana|Greene]] * [[Jackson Township, Jay County, Indiana|Jackson]] * [[Jefferson Township, Jay County, Indiana|Jefferson]] * [[Knox Township, Jay County, Indiana|Knox]] * [[Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana|Madison]] * [[Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana|Noble]] * [[Penn Township, Jay County, Indiana|Penn]] * [[Pike Township, Jay County, Indiana|Pike]] * [[Richland Township, Jay County, Indiana|Richland]] * [[Wabash Township, Jay County, Indiana|Wabash]] * [[Wayne Township, Jay County, Indiana|Wayne]] {{div col end}} ===Unincorporated communities=== {{div col}} * [[Antioch, Jay County, Indiana|Antioch]] * [[Antiville, Indiana|Antiville]] * [[Balbec, Indiana|Balbec]] * [[Bellfountain, Indiana|Bellfountain]] * [[Blaine, Indiana|Blaine]] * [[Bloomfield, Jay County, Indiana|Bloomfield]] * [[Bluff Point, Indiana|Bluff Point]] * [[Boundary City, Indiana|Boundary City]] * [[College Corner, Jay County, Indiana|College Corner]] * [[Collett, Indiana|Collett]] * [[Como, Indiana|Como]] * [[Fiat, Indiana|Fiat]] * [[Greene, Indiana|Greene]] * [[Jay City, Indiana|Jay City]] * [[Liber, Indiana|Liber]] * [[New Corydon, Indiana|New Corydon]] * [[New Mount Pleasant, Indiana|New Mount Pleasant]] * Noble * Pleasant Ridge * [[Poling, Indiana|Poling]] * [[Powers, Indiana|Powers]] * [[Ridertown, Indiana|Ridertown]] * [[Salem, Jay County, Indiana|Salem]] * [[West Liberty, Jay County, Indiana|West Liberty]] * [[Westchester, Indiana|Westchester]] {{div col end}} ===Major highways=== Sources: National Atlas,<ref>[http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ National Atlas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/|date=December 5, 2008}}</ref> US Census Bureau<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/|title=US Census Bureau TIGER shape files|access-date=December 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523020601/https://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/|archive-date=May 23, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{div col}} * {{Jct|state=IN|US|27}} * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|1}} * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|18}} * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|26}} * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|67}} * {{Jct|state=IN|SR|167}} {{div col end}}
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