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Missouri Counties
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Missouri Counties
Missouri has 114 counties and one independent city. St. Louis City is separate from St. Louis
County and is referred to as a "city not within a county." |
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Andrew County, Missouri
Andrew County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Savannah
Year Organized: 1841
Square Miles: 435
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Court House: PO Box 206
County Courthouse
Savannah, MO 64485-0206
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Named for Andrew Jackson Davis, a prominent citizen of St. Louis and Savannah.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History of Andrew County, Missouri
Andrew County was a part of the Platte Purchase and was organized in 1841. It was named in honor of
Andrew Jackson Davis, a prominent lawyer of St. Louis and formerly of Savannah, the county seat of this county. (HIST.
OF HARR., p. 181; Eaton, p. 202; BOONEVILLE WEEKLY ADV., Nov. 10, 1911, p. 2; SAVANNAH REPORTER, Mar. 10, 1916, p. 1;
SESSION LAWS, 1840, p. 33)
Source: Ewing, Martha K. "Place Names In The Northwest Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of
Missouri-Columbia, 1929.
Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:
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- Amazonia |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Bolckow |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Cosby |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Country Club |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Fillmore |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Rea |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Rosendale |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Savannah
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- St. Joseph |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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