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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."

McDonald County, Missouri

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

County Seat: Pineville
Year Organized: 1849
Square Miles: 540

Court House:

P.O. Box 665
County Courthouse
Pineville, MO 64856-0665

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Alexander McDonald, Revolutionary War soldier.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History of McDonald County (earlier Snake County)

Organized in 1849 and named for Sergeant McDonald, a South Carolina trooper in the Revolution.(1) Sturges remarks that "it has been quite a difficult task to ascertain the origin of the name, but all the old settlers state that the county was named after an officer in the Revolutionary War."(2) (1. R(Goodspeed (19), p. 179); 2. R(Sturges (20), p. 6) )

Source: Bell, Margaret E. "Place Names In The Southwest Border Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1933.

Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Anderson	city	Incorporated Area
- Goodman	town	Incorporated Area
- Lanagan	town	Incorporated Area
- Noel	city	Incorporated Area
- Pineville (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Southwest City	town	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resources

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