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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."

Iron County, Missouri

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

County Seat: Ironton
Year Organized: 1857
Square Miles: 551

Court House:

PO Box 42
County Courthouse
Ironton, MO 63650-0042

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for abundant iron ore

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History of Iron County

Organized February 17, 1857 and formed of sections of St. Francois, Madison, Washington, Dent, Reynolds, and Wayne counties. It is bounded on the north by Washington, Crawford and St. Francois counties, on the east by St. Francois, Madison, and Wayne counties, on the south by Reynolds and Wayne counties, on the west by Reynolds, Dent, and Crawford counties. Named from its principal mineral. (HIST. S.E. MISSOURI 1888, 178; Conard 1901, III, 385, 387)

Source: Zimmer, Gertrude M. "Place Names Of Five Southeast Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1944.

Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Annapolis	city	Incorporated Area
- Arcadia	city	Incorporated Area
- Des Arc	village	Incorporated Area
- Ironton (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Pilot Knob	city	Incorporated Area
- Steelville	city	Incorporated Area
- Viburnum	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resources

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