By 1833, so many settlers had entered the area that the state legislature were pressured to have a separate county created.

On February 1, 1834, the state approved the creation of this county, directing that it be named for Isaac White, a colonel in the Illinois militia.

White was a mining geologist who was in charge of the salt works in Equality, Illinois, and was a close friend to Governor William Henry Harrison of the Northwest Territory, and to Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, U.S. District Attorney for Kentucky.

In 1811, when Harrison declined the offer of Illinois troops to march on Tecumseh's village at Prophetstown, White enlisted as a private in the Indiana dragoons, which had been placed under the command of Daveiss.

They did so on September 5, 1834, naming Monticello as the future seat, due to its central location.

[5] The low, rolling hills of White County are entirely devoted to agriculture or to urban development.

[6] The Tippecanoe River flows southward through the central part of the county.

The highest point on the terrain (770 feet/230 meters ASL) is a gentle rise about 2.8 miles (4.5 km) SSE from Wolcott.

The commissioners execute acts legislated by the council, collect revenue, and manage the county government.

The judge on the court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association.