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The boundary of the County of Jasper is as follows:

The County of Jasper lies in Townships 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33 North and Ranges 5, 6, and 7 West of the 2nd principal Meridian of Indiana, and is bounded on the South by the counties of White and Benton, on the West by the County of Newton, on the North by the counties of Lake and Porter, and on the East by the counties of Pulaski and Starke and is more fully described as follows:

Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 31, Township 27 North, Range 7 West at the point of beginning; thence northerly on the West line of Range 7 West to the Northwest corner of Section 6, Township 28 North, Range 7 West; thence Westerly on the South line of Section 31, Township 29 North, Range 7 West to the Southwest corner of said Section 31; thence Northerly on the West line of Range 7 West to the intersection with the centerline of the Marble – Powers Ditch (known as the Kankakee River); thence following the centerline of said Marble – Powers Ditch Easterly, Northeasterly, Southeasterly, and Northeasterly to the intersection with the East line of Township 32 North, Range 5 West; thence Southerly on the East line of Range 5 West to the Southeast corner of Section 36, Township 29 North, Range 5 West; thence Westerly on the South line of Township 29 North, Range 5 West to the Northeast corner of Section 4, Township 23 North, Range 5 West; thence Southerly on the East line of Sections 4, 9, 16, 21, and 28 in Township 28 North, Range 5 West, to the Southeast corner of said Section 28; thence Westerly on the South line of Sections 28, 29, and 30 in Township 28 North, Range 5 West to the Southwest corner of said Section 30; thence Westerly on the South line of Sections 25, 25, and 27 in Township 28 North, Range 6 West to the Southwest corner of said Section 27; thence Southerly on the East line of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 6 West to the Southeast corner of Section 33; thence Southerly on the East line of Sections 4, 9, 16, 21, 28, and 33 Township 27 North, Range 6 West to the Southeast corner of Section 33; thence Westerly on the South line of Township 27 North, Range 6 West to the Southwest corner of Section 31, Township 27 North, Range 6 West; thence North, Range 7 West to the point of beginning.

[Code 1988 § 12.01.]