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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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Harrison County, Missouri
Harrison County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Bethany
Year Organized: 1845
Square Miles: 725 |
Court House: P.O. Box 525
County Courthouse
Bethany, MO 64424-0525
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Named for Albert G. Harrison, Missouri congressman.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History of Harrison County
Named in honor of Albert G. Harrison of Fulton, Missouri,who was a member of Congress from 1835 to 1839. The county
was organized on February 14, 1845. (Campbell, p. 225; HIST. HARRISON, p. 119; SESSION LAWS, 1844-5, p. 32; BOONVILLE
WEEKLY ADV., Nov. 10, 1911, p. 2)
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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- Adams |
township |
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- Bethany
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Blythedale |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Cainsville |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Colfax |
township |
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- Cypress |
township |
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- Dallas |
township |
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- Eagleville |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Fox Creek |
township |
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- Gilman City |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Grant |
township |
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- Jefferson |
township |
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- Mount Moriah |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- New Hampton |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Ridgeway |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Trail Creek |
township |
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- White Oak |
township |
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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