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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."

Morgan County, Missouri

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

County Seat: Versailles
Year Organized: 1833
Square Miles: 598

Court House:

100 E Newton
County Courthouse
Versailles, MO 65084

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Daniel Morgan, a Revolutionary War general.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Morgan County

Located in central Missouri; bounded on the north by Cooper and Moniteau Counties, on the east by Moniteau and Miller, south by Camden, west by Benton and Pettis Counties. Organized January 5, 1833. Named for the Revolutionary hero, General Daniel Morgan (1736-1802), who displayed great bravery at the battle of Cowpens (1781), in the defeat of Tarleton. He died July 6, 1802. Eight counties in other states have also been named for General Morgan. A strip from the southeast side was transferred in 1868 to Miller County and in 1881 the diagonal east boundary was changed. (Morgan County (1887); Hist. (1889) 410; Eaton (1917) 333; Gannett)

Source: Overlay, Fauna R. "Place Names Of Five South Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1943.

Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Barnett	city	Incorporated Area
- Eldon	city	Incorporated Area
- Gravois Mills	town	Incorporated Area
- Laurie	village	Incorporated Area
- Stover	city	Incorporated Area
- Syracuse	city	Incorporated Area
- Versailles (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resources

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