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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."

Miller County, Missouri

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

County Seat: Tuscumbia
Year Organized: 1837
Square Miles: 592

Court House:

P.O. Box 12
County Courthouse
Tuscumbia, MO 65082-0012

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for John Miller, governor of Missouri.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History of Miller County

South of Cole County near the center of Missouri. On the north are Cole and Moniteau Counties on the east are Osage and Maries Counties, on the west is Morgan County, on the southwest is Camden, on the south is Pulaski. Originated February 6, 1837 by act of the state legislature, before which it was a part of Cole County, and named in honor of John Miller (1781-1846), fourth governor of Missouri, 1826-1832. John Miller was a colonel under General Harrison in the War of 1812 and a member of Congress 1826-1842. The county was first settled in 1815 by Seneca R.Y. Day and others. (Laws of Missouri, February 6, 1837; Parker, 321; Conard, 384-386)

Source: Weber, Frank. "Place Names Of Six South Central Counties of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1938.

Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Bagnell	town	Incorporated Area
- Brumley	town	Incorporated Area
- Eldon	city	Incorporated Area
- Iberia	city	Incorporated Area
- Olean	town	Incorporated Area
- St. Elizabeth	village	Incorporated Area
- Tuscumbia (County Seat)	town	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resources

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