Delaware Co. Indiana sheriffs included the following:

Peter Nolin (1827-1831); William S. Thornburg (1832-1833); William Gilbert (1834-1838); Joseph Thomas (1839); James Howell (1839-1842); Joseph M. Davis (1843-1846); H. E. Bowen (1847-1850); Clark McColly (1851-1854); William Walling (1855-1858); John W. Dungan (1859-1862); D. D. Daugherty (1863-1866); Wilson R. Smith (1867-1868); Orlando H. Swain (1869-1872); C. H. Maitlen (1873-1874); Andrew J. Slinger (1875-1876); John W. Dungan (1877-1880); J. R. McKimmey (1881-1884); C. H. Maitlen (1885-1888); O. H. Swain (1889-1892); William P. Sherry (1893-1896); Thomas Starr (1897-1900); William N. Swain (1901-1904); Stafford Perdieu (1905-1908); W. Albert O'Harra (1909-1912); Jesse White (1913-1914) W. Albert O'Harra (1915-1916); Thomas Hiatt (1917-1920); Harry E. Hoffman (1921-1924); Harry McAuley (1925-1928); Fred W. Puckett (1929-1932); O. P. Snodgrass (1933-1934); Fred W. Puckett (1935-1938); Otis P. Snodgrass (1939-1940); Samuel L. Gray (1941-1942); Charles P. Snodgrass (1943-1944); Samuel L. Gray (1945-1946); Wilbur "Pete" Anthony (1947-1958); Jack Young (1959-1962); Harry Howard (1963-1970; James Carey (1971-1978).

Note - before 1954 terms were for two years, after 1954 terms were for four years.