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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."

Carroll County, Missouri

Carroll County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Carrollton
Year Organized: 1833
Square Miles: 695

Court House:

8 S. Main Suite 6
County Courthouse
Carrollton, MO 64633-1680

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History of Carroll County

Carroll County was organized January 3, 1833 and was named in honor of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Maryland. The name that was intended to be given to the county was Wakenda but at the time of the county's organization by the legislature just before the bill passed, the news of the death of Charles Carroll reached Jefferson City. A proposition was immediately made to call the new county, Carroll. (Eaton, p. 271; Gannett, p. 70; Williams, HIST. OF N.W. MISSOURI, Vol. I, p. 287; CARROLL COUNTY ATLAS, p. 16; Campbell, p. 112)

Source: Adams, Orvyl Guy. "Place Names In The North Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928.

Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Bogard	city	Incorporated Area
- Bosworth	city	Incorporated Area
- Carrollton (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Cherry Valley	township
- Combs	township
- De Witt	city	Incorporated Area
- Egypt	township
- Fairfield	township
- Hale	city	Incorporated Area
- Hill	township
- Hurricane	township
- Moss Creek	township
- Norborne	city	Incorporated Area
- Prairie	township
- Ridge	township
- Rockford	township
- Stokes Mound	township
- Sugartree	township
- Tina	village	Incorporated Area
- Trotter	township
- Van Horn	township
- Wakenda	township

County Resources:

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County Resources

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